Still Ours … but outside Iowa’s jurisdiction Though nearly all cases listed here on Iowa Cold Cases are handled by investigating agencies at Iowa’s local or state level or the FBI, a few cases do exist where the victim had Iowa ties but the case is currently under another state’s jurisdiction. For example, 21-year-old Tammy Zywicki grew up […]
Alicia Marie Hummel Homicide Alicia Marie Hummel 29 YOA Home Residence: Sioux City, Iowa Body Found: Myron Grove, South Dakota Clay County, South Dakota Date: June 1, 2015 Alicia Marie Hummel, a 29-year-old preschool teacher from Sioux City, Iowa, was found dead in the Missouri River Monday afternoon, June 1, 2015, near […]
“A Child of God” Baby Boy Doe Homicide Infant 24 hours old Harold Rowley Recycling Center Storm Lake, IA Buena Vista County Investigating Agency: Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office May 30, 2002 An infant baby boy between 24 and 48 hours old was found in a shredder at the Harold Rowley Recycling Center in […]
Cold Cases in Minburn, Iowa Homicide Virgil P. Untied, Town Marshal 33 YOA Grocery Store Minburn, Iowa Dallas County Crime Date: July 23, 1931 End of Watch: July 27, 1931 Town Marshal Virgil Untied was shot five times Thursday, July 23, 1931, by three assailants in Minburn, Iowa, who were looting […]
Virgil Paul Untied Homicide Virgil P. Untied, Town Marshal 33 YOA Outside Shaw Grocery Store Minburn, Iowa Dallas County Crime Date: July 23, 1931 End of Watch: July 27, 1931 Town Marshal Virgil Untied was shot five times Thursday, July 23, 1931, by three assailants in Minburn, Iowa, who were looting a local grocery […]
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Unidentified White Male Infant Homicide Baby John Doe Unidentified male Infant ME/C Case Number: 10-1397 NamUs UP # 10855 Found in Des Moines River Des Moines, Iowa Polk County Investigating Agency: Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office December 12, 1953 Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County On Saturday, December 12, 1953, officials […]
Cara Veeder Iowa Cold Cases Writer Cara Veeder is a freelance writer, illustrator and graphic designer living in the capital city of Des Moines, Iowa. From her earliest years, Cara has found herself utterly fascinated with mysteries, puzzles, and the idea of solving the seemingly unsolvable. As a young child, equipped with her ever-present notepad […]
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