Guthrie County in Iowa Casey in Guthrie County Roscoe Donnel Harris Homicide Roscoe D. Harris 46 YOA Rural Route Casey, Iowa Guthrie County DCI Case # 63-00639 July 6, 1963 On July 6, 1963, 46-year-old Roscoe Donnel Harris was shot in the left chest with a single shot .22 caliber rifle. When […]
Courtesy photo Elizabeth O’Hara Lillian Hedman Randolph Lillian Elizabeth Hedman Randolph Homicide Lillian Elizabeth Hedman Randolph 56 YOA Guthrie Center, IA Guthrie County Case # 65-00598 May 2, 1965 Many thanks to Elizabeth “Beth” O’Hara, Lillian’s granddaughter, and Wendy Chalman-Holman, Lillian’s daughter, for sharing these photos with Jody Ewing for use on the Iowa […]
Cold Cases in Guthrie Center, Iowa Homicide Alonzo “Lon” Beghtel 81 YOA Guthrie Center, IA Guthrie County January 18, 1950 On Wednesday, January 18, 1950, the body of Alonzo “Lon” Beghtel — a retired farmer who lived alone in a one-room shack on Guthrie Center’s south side — was discovered near […]
Cold Cases in Panora, Iowa Homicide: Floyd William Alborn 76 YOA Panora, Iowa (Guthrie County) Case # 74-00550 November 8, 1974 On November 8, 1974, Floyd William Alborn was found dead in his home by his sister. Alborn had died of a gunshot wound. If you have any information about this […]
Guthrie County in Iowa Casey in Guthrie County Cold Cases in Casey, Iowa Homicide Roscoe Donnel Harris 46 YOA RR Casey (Guthrie County) Case # 63-00639 July 6, 1963 On July 6, 1963, 46-year-old Roscoe Donnel Harris was shot in the left chest with a single shot .22 caliber rifle.
Cold Cases in Guthrie County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Guthrie 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 Alonzo “Lon” Beghtel 81 YOA Guthrie Center, IA Guthrie County […]
Alonzo Beghtel Homicide Alonzo “Lon” Beghtel 81 YOA West of Hwy 25 Guthrie Center, IA Guthrie County January 18, 1950 Alonzo “Lon” Beghtel, an 81-year-old retired farmer, was found beaten to death near his Guthrie Center, Iowa, home on Wednesday, January 18, 1950. A 200-foot trail of blood led Guthrie County officials to […]
On May 2, 1965, Lillian Randolph shared Mother’s Day with her oldest child’s birthday. It would also be the last day Lillian would ever be seen alive. The mother of four — Hank, Ann, Wendy and Vicki — was kidnapped from her rural Guthrie Center, Iowa home that day after attending church with her daughters. […]
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