Stanley Golinsky

On September 8, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Stanley Michael Golinsky Homicide — SOLVED Stanley Michael Golinsky 56 YOA SW 1st and Vine St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Investigating Agency: Des Moines Police Department Case Number: 12-33587 October 24, 2012     UPDATE — Feb. 22, 2023 Polk County Attorney: Inmate sentenced in 2012 cold-case killing DES MOINES – An inmate at […]

Linked by Lost Lives: Eugene Martin, Dennis Clougherty and Helen Morrow

On August 12, 2013, in Anniversaries, Missing Persons, The Families, by Jody Ewing

Dennis Clougherty. Helen Morrow. Eugene Martin. Three victims, three lives gone, and one shared date families can’t forget: August 12. Twenty-three-year-old Dennis Clougherty was a Vietnam vet preparing to start graduate school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Helen Morrow, 55, surely never imagined her fate when offering employment to a hired hand. And Eugene Martin, only […]

Rashad Adair

On February 12, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Rashad DeMarco Adair, Sr. Homicide Rashad DeMarco Adair, Sr. 31 YOA 1410 Washington Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Investigating Agency: Des Moines Police Department Case Number: 12-38444 Shot: December 6, 2012 Died: Christmas Day, 2012   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Rashad Adair, Sr., a 31-year-old father of four, was shot six times […]

Nicholas White

On February 10, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Polk County Crime Stoppers Nicholas “Nick” David White Nicholas “Nick” David White Homicide Nicholas “Nick” David White 20 YOA 1511 29th St. Des Moines, Iowa Polk County Investigating Agency: Des Moines Police Department Case Number: 12-37248 November 26, 2012   Case Summary by Jody Ewing   UPDATE Dec. 8, 2021 – The reward […]

Marion Harris

On January 2, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Marion Eugene Harris Sr. Homicide Marion Eugene Harris Sr. 32 YOA Courtside Bar & Grill 1014 E. 14th St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Investigating Agency: Des Moines Police Department Case Number: 11-33199 October 9, 2011   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Marion Harris, 32, was shot in Des Moines on Sunday, Oct. […]

Gustavo Cruz

On December 14, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County Gustavo Beranza Cruz Missing Person NAME: Gustavo Beranza Cruz AGE AT REPORT: 31 DOB: November 23, 1976 WEIGHT: 180 lbs. HEIGHT: 5’08” RACE: White HAIR: Black EYES: Brown SEX: Male INCIDENT TYPE: Other adult missing MISSING FROM: Des Moines, IA Polk County INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Des […]

Colleen Wright

On December 13, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County Colleen K. Wright Missing Person Name: Colleen K. Wright Age at Report: 53 DOB: 8/11/1957 Weight: 200 lbs. Height: 5’06” Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Sex: Female Incident Type: Other adult missing Missing From: Des Moines, IA Polk County Case Number: 2011-25522 NamUs MP # […]

Connie Bodensteiner

On December 6, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Connie Jo Choate Bodensteiner Homicide Connie Jo Choate Bodensteiner 24 YOA 2800 Fleur Drive Des Moines, IA Polk County August 8, 1995   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   On Tuesday, August 8, 1995, Connie Jo Choate Bodensteiner was found locked in a basement storage bin at a south-side Des Moines apartment complex. An […]

Iowa’s cold cases: Families yearn for the truth

On July 13, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Iowa’s cold cases: Families yearn for the truth Detectives struggle with little money, limited time for investigations 1:03 AM, May 30, 2012 Written by DANIEL P. FINNEY Chad and Tammy Parks’ son, Jared Parks, was found dead on Interstate Highway 35/80 near Merle Hay Road in Urbandale three years ago this month. The Parks keep an […]

Bryan Howser

On March 17, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County Bryan Ashley Howser Missing Person, Presumed Deceased Bryan Ashley Howser Age At Report: 33 DOB: March 17, 1968 Weight: 155 lbs. Height: 5’06” Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Hazel Sex: Male Incident Type: Disability – physical / mental Missing From: Des Moines, IA Missing Since: […]