Allen Shoemaker

On June 5, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy Officer Down Memorial Page Police Officer Allen F. Shoemaker Allen F. Shoemaker Homicide Police Officer Allen F. Shoemaker Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Police Panel: 52-E: 5 36 YOA Missouri Valley, IA Harrison County End of Watch: May 17, 1925   Harrison County in Iowa   Missouri Valley in Harrison County Allen F. Shoemaker — […]

Missouri Valley

On June 1, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Missouri Valley, Iowa       Homicide Allen F. Shoemaker Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Police 36 YOA Missouri Valley, IA Harrison County May 17, 1925 Allen F. Shoemaker — a Special Officer with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police — was shot and killed on Sunday, May 17, 1925, while conducting a […]

Logan

On November 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Logan, IA         Missing Person: Barbara Lealyn Lenz Missing From: Logan/Woodbine, IA (Harrison County) Age at Report: 31 YOA Case # 89-03215 Missing Since: May 6, 1989 Barbara Lenz was last seen by her boyfriend who dropped her off at her apartment on May 6, 1989. Barbara said she […]

Woodbine

On November 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Woodbine, Iowa       Missing Person: Barbara Lealyn Lenz Missing From: Logan/Woodbine, IA (Harrison County) Age at Report: 31 YOA Case # 89-03215 Missing Since: May 6, 1989 Barbara Lenz was last seen by her boyfriend who dropped her off at her apartment on May 6, 1989. Barbara said she was […]

Harrison County

On November 17, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Harrison County, IA     Homicide Allen F. Shoemaker Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Police 36 YOA Missouri Valley, IA Harrison County May 17, 1925 Allen F. Shoemaker — a Special Officer with the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Police — was shot and killed on Sunday, May 17, 1925, while conducting a railroad […]

Today’s Cold Case Anniversaries: Valerie Peterson and Barbara Lenz

On May 6, 2009, in Anniversaries, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

Today marks the anniversaries of two Iowa cold cases — that of eight-year-old Elna Maria “Valerie” Peterson in 1971 and 31-year-old Barbara Lealyn Lenz in 1989. Valerie Peterson of Manson, IA, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding her bicycle along the road at the Manson Lutheran Church. One other girl riding ahead of […]