Myrtle Cumpston

On January 28, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Myrtle Zelda Cumpston Homicide Myrtle Zelda (Dickerson) Cumpston 60 YOA C & K Aqualand Redfield, IA Dallas County DCI Case # 65-00401 March 9, 1965     Myrtle Zelda Cumpston, 60, was shot and killed in the display area of her rural Dallas County business — C & K Aqualand, Incorporated — on Tuesday, March […]

Charles Sanders

On January 25, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Barbara Graves Charles Edward Sanders Charles Edward Sanders Homicide Charles Edward Sanders 67 YOA Court Ave. River Bridge Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1954-33401 April 15, 1954   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   On Saturday, April 17, 1954, two Des Moines youth fishing along a river bank spotted a […]

Johnny Gosch Videos

On January 21, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Johnny Gosch Videos News reports and interviews regarding the unsolved disappearance of Des Moines paperboy Johnny Gosch. Also See: The Johnny Gosch page on Iowa Cold Cases and Johnny Gosch Photos.   Who Took Johnny — The Full 2014 Documentary by Rumur Films Rumur Films, an independent studio based in Brooklyn, New York, produced a […]

Lois Bradley

On January 17, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County Lois Arlene Bradley Homicide Lois Arlene Bradley 74 YOA Argonne Apartments 1729 Grand Ave. #204 Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1991-27537 Body Found: June 29, 1991 Coroner’s Est. Date of Death: June 27, 1991 Social Security Administration official Date of Death: June 15, […]

Valerie Klossowsky

On January 4, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Valerie Lynn Klossowsky Homicide Valerie Lynn Klossowsky 14 YOA Resided in Waverly, IA Body found outside Denver, IA in Bremer County DCI Case Number: 71-00549 June 13, 1971       The Waverly Three Case of the Month: Lisa Peak – Julie Benning – Valerie Klossowsky A Defrosting Cold Cases Guest Blog Post By Jody […]

Donald Nervig

On December 16, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy Des Moines Register Donald Amos Nervig Donald Amos Nervig Homicide Donald Amos Nervig 52 YOA 7380 6th Ave. Des Moines, IA Polk County DMPD Case #1965-20581 December 15, 1965   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Donald Amos Nervig, a 52-year-old businessman who resided at 1331 Mattern Ave. in Des Moines, went missing […]

Dorothy Miller

On December 16, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Dorothy H. Miller Homicide Dorothy H. Miller 48 YOA 118 Grand Street Burlington, IA Des Moines County Investigating Agency: Burlington Police Department DCI Case # 69-00950 August 18, 1969   Case information compiled by Jody Ewing   Dorothy H. Miller, a 48-year-old Bolick Realty saleswoman and grandmother of two, was killed on Monday evening, August […]

Frances Bloomfield

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Frances Bloomfield Homicide — ARREST MADE, SUSPECT DIES BEFORE TRIAL Frances Bloomfield 57 YOA 38 Wakefield Court Iowa City, IA Johnson County Reported Missing: Sept. 22, 1997 Est. Date of Death: Sept. 20, 1997     LATEST UPDATE Bloomfield murder charge dismissed after November death Dec. 10, 2014 — Prosecutors have formally closed the case […]

Mary Lange

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Mary Bernice Lange Homicide Mary Bernice Lange 37 YOA Rural Danville, Iowa Des Moines County Iowa DCI Case Number: 70-01291 December 17, 1970 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Mary Bernice Lange, 37, had been missing for two days when her fully clothed body was found shortly before 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 19, 1970, floating […]

Ronald Lipsius

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Ronald F. Lipsius Homicide Ronald F. Lipsius 30 YOA 812 S. Summit St. Iowa City, IA Johnson County May 16, 1966     Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Ronald F. Lipsius, a 30-year-old Iowa City grocer, was shot to death on Monday, May 16, 1966 as he chased a woman bandit who’d just […]