Melvin Adams

On March 29, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Wapello County in Iowa   Agency in Wapello County Melvin Royale “Mez” Adams Homicide Melvin Royale Adams 55 YOA Agency, IA Wapello County February 13, 1983   Case Information submitted to Iowa Cold Cases by Suzanne Koehler Melvin Royale Adams, a 55-year-old Royal Canadian Air Force veteran, was found dead in a small cabin south […]

Francis Jordon

On January 30, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Francis F. Jordon, Sr. Homicide Francis Frederick Jordon, Sr. 42 YOA Cliffland Park Ottumwa, IA Wapello County July 12, 1978   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   In the early morning hours on Wednesday, July 12, 1978, Francis Frederick Jordon Sr. was killed after two men knocked on his door saying they had car […]

Ottumwa

On November 24, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Ottumwa, Iowa         Homicide James Lewis Chamberlain 41 YOA Beneath Wabash Railroad Trestle Ottumwa, Iowa Wapello County May 25, 1893 On Thursday, May 25, 1893, James Chamberlain, a carpenter who lived on Ottumwa’s south side, was struck by a blow to the head and found lying in mud and […]

Wapello County

On November 13, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Wapello County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Wapello County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.   Homicide James Lewis Chamberlain 41 YOA Beneath Wabash Railroad Trestle Ottumwa, […]

Homicides – 1970s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1970 – 1979) 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 1970 – 1979, and are listed in chronological […]