Morris Wright Homicide Morris Wright 52 YOA 1426 10th St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-41137 September 15, 1986 Morris Wright — a 52-year-old Korean War veteran — was killed in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, September 15, 1986. The Des Moines Police Department lists the crime location as 1426 10th Street […]
Bryan Eugene Pence Homicide Bryan Eugene Pence 21 YOA 3725 Frederick M. Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-22875 May 29, 1986 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Bryan Eugene Pence, a 21-year-old Sinclair Service Station employee, was shot in the back around 10 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, 1986, during […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Kristine Lee Mitchell Homicide Kristine Lee Mitchell 27 YOA 100 Forest Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-17433 April 27, 1986 Kristine Lee Mitchell, 27, was found dead Sunday night, April 27, 1986, in a wooded lot in Des Moines. According to […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County John Shuey Homicide John Scott Shuey 27 YOA 1427 23rd Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-12024 Approx. Date of Death: March 22, 1986 Body Found: March 24, 1986 John Shuey, a 27-year-old plumber and drywall installer, was found stabbed to […]
Warren A. Swanson Homicide Warren Albert Swanson 53 YOA 709 25th Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1984-37964 October 1, 1984 Case information provided by the Des Moines Police Department Warren Albert Swanson, a 53-year-old military veteran who served with the US Army during the Korean Conflict, was slain inside his 709 […]
Jeffrey Thomas Deaver Homicide Jeffrey Thomas Deaver 25 YOA 1132 5th Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1983-37472 October 15, 1983 Case information compiled by Jody Ewing Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Jeffrey Thomas Deaver — a 25-year-old orthopedic technician employed by Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des […]
Pennye Watson Homicide Pennye Watson 18 YOA 1054 21st St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1983-32787 September 10, 1983 Pennye Watson, an 18-year-old Des Moines Technical High School student, was strangled and dumped along a street curb in the early morning hours on Saturday, September 10, 1983. Polk County in Iowa […]
Jane Doe Unidentified Body Jane Doe Estimated Age: 19-25 Race: White / Caucasian Height: Cannot Estimate Weight: Cannot Estimate Des Moines River Area SE Des Moines, IA Investigating Agencies: Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Des Moines Police Department NCMEC Case Number: 10-77-1490 Des Moines PD Case Number: 1980-20704 NamUs Case Number: 10846 Body […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County William Thomas Homicide William Thomas 70 YOA 1213 Jefferson Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1979-35742 September 9, 1979 William Thomas, 70, was struck in the head in the early morning hours on Sunday, September 9, 1979, after leaving a local […]
Gene W. Williamson Homicide Gene Wilford Williamson 23 YOA 1311 21st Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1979-5278 February 9, 1979 On Friday, February 9, 1979 — two days after his 23rd birthday — Gene W. Williamson was shot shortly after pulling into the parking lot of a Des Moines apartment building. […]
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