Humberto Cortez

On February 24, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Pottawattamie County in Iowa   Carter Lake in Pottawattamie County Humberto Cortez Homicide Humberto Cortez 31 YOA Paxton & Vierling Steel Co. rail car Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County DCI Case # 96-06859 Body Found: June 21, 1996   On June 21, 1996, a partially decomposed male body was discovered in a rail car by […]

Carter Lake

On November 24, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Carter Lake, Iowa       Johnny Joe Shields Missing Person Johnny Joe Shields Age at Report: 32 Date of Birth: Feb. 12, 1956 Missing From: Carter Lake, IA Pottawattamie County Case Number: 89-00081 NCIC Number: M-337585780 Missing Since: December 16, 1988 Johnny Joe Shields, 32, who lived with his mother in […]

Pottawattamie County

On November 8, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Pottawattamie County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Pottawattamie 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 Clark Nicoll 52 YOA Council Bluffs, IA Pottawattamie County […]

Homicides – 1990s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1990 – 1999) 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 1990 – 1999, and are listed in chronological […]