Lori DeCora

On February 2, 2025, in , by Jody Ewing

Lori Ann DeCora-Pelkey Homicide Lori Ann DeCora 24 YOA 1219/1221 West 4th Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County Case # 92-4726 Attacked Date: February 3, 1992 Death Date: March 10, 1992   Lori Ann DeCora-Pelkey, a 24-year-old mother of two young children, was beaten and stabbed multiple times early on Feb. 3, 1992, after four […]

A Day for Death

On April 26, 2012, in Anniversaries, by Jody Ewing

Four Iowans lost their lives at the hands of others on this day in history. Methods of murder were particularly gruesome: an axe to the head while sleeping, a stab wound to the chest, a sledgehammer to the head, and even what appeared at first to be a simple case of falling down a staircase, […]

David Redowl

On February 16, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

David Leon Redowl Sr. Homicide David Leon Redowl Sr. 27 YOA 610 West Third Street Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County April 26, 1997 At approximately 2 a.m. on April 26, 1997, 27-year-old David Redowl and his 24-year-old sister, Sonja Redowl, had a physical altercation in the back yard of their mother’s residence at 610 West […]

Sioux City

On November 13, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Sioux City, IA         Homicide Rev. George Haddock 56 YOA Corner of 3rd and Water streets Sioux City, IA Woodbury County August 3, 1886 Just after 10 p.m. on August 3, 1886, the Reverend George Haddock of Sioux City, Iowa, was shot as he left his buggy at the […]

Woodbury County

On November 13, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Woodbury County, Iowa   Please note: Some of these cases may fall under the jurisdiction of the Sioux City Police Department or other cities/townships within Woodbury County. They are listed here for cross-reference purposes because they are in Woodbury County. The cases are listed in chronological order. More information may be found […]

Homicides – 1990s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1990 – 1999) BY ERA: Up through 1899 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000 – present | Missing Persons The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1990 – 1999, and are listed in chronological […]

Six more victim pages added to ICC website

On April 13, 2009, in Missing Persons, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

In the last week or so, I’ve been able to get six more victim pages added to the Iowa Cold Cases website. Four are unsolved homicides and two are missing persons cases. More details are still needed for some — particularly the missing persons cases — and we hope to have that information soon. Brief overviews of each case […]