Henry Chavis

On October 6, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Henry William Chavis Homicide Henry William Chavis 55 YOA Highway 69 One mile south of Ames, IA Story County (jurisdiction) November 8, 1948     Henry Chavis, 55, lived in a four-bedroom farm house on a 300-acre farm near current-day South Duff Avenue and Airport Road outside Ames, Iowa. He was found dead outside his […]

Melvin Price

On April 1, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Fremont County in Iowa   Riverton in Fremont County Melvin Price Homicide Melvin Price 26 YOA Iowa Highway 42 Riverton, IA Last seen alive leaving the VFW Club Hamburg, IA Fremont County November 17, 1974   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Around 4:30 a.m. early Sunday morning, November 17, 1974, a passing Farragut truck […]

Lisa Miller

On March 31, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Lisa Elaine Miller Cause of Death: Undetermined Lisa Elaine Miller 15 YOA Sullivan Slough Road Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County Last Seen Alive: October 7, 1977 Body Found: October 9, 1977 Est. Date of Death: October 8, 1977   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   On Sunday, Oct. 9, 1977, six days after her […]

Terry Vanden Hull

On March 24, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Story County in Iowa   Maxwell in Story County Terry Lee Vanden Hull Homicide Terry Lee Vanden Hull 20 YOA 2 ½ miles southeast of Maxwell, IA Story County February 24, 1975     Twenty-year-old Terry Lee Vanden Hull of Archer, Iowa, was last seen alive on Monday, February 24, 1975. Three men moving machinery […]

Judith Reed

On February 4, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Clinton County in Iowa   Goose Lake in Clinton County Judith I. Reed Homicide Judith I. Reed 38 YOA Crime Location: Goose Lake, IA Death Location: Charlotte, IA Clinton County December 27, 1974   Judith Reed, 38, was engaged in an altercation outside the Welcome Inn tavern in Goose Lake, Iowa, on Thursday, December 26, […]

George Massouris

On January 20, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

George James Massouris Homicide George James Massouris 30 YOA Orchard Road near Highway 6 Council Bluffs, IA Pottawattamie County November 18, 1950   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing George James Massouris, a 30-year-old Union Pacific Railroad carman who worked part-time as a taxicab driver, was found dead in a ditch on the old Orchard […]

Helen Mae Bown

On October 3, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Helen Mae Bown Suspicious Death Helen Mae Bown 61 YOA Iowa River in Tama County Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA Marshall and Tama Counties Date Last Seen Alive: Oct. 2, 1973 Reported Missing: Oct. 7, 1973 Body Found: October 31, 1973 Case Summary by Jody Ewing Mrs. Helen Mae Bown, a 61-year-old widow, was last seen alive […]

Floyd Alborn

On February 25, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Guthrie County in Iowa   Panora in Guthrie County Floyd William Alborn Homicide Floyd William Alborn 76 YOA Linden, IA in Dallas County Near Panora, IA in Guthrie County Case # 74-00550 November 8, 1974     Floyd William Alborn, a 76-year-old bachelor, was found shot to death in his rural Panora, Iowa, home on […]

James Bailey

On February 23, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Hell’s Angels Cleveland Chapter James M. “Beetle” Bailey, Jr., was a Vietnam veteran who served as treasurer for the Hell’s Angels Cleveland (OH) Chapter. James M. “Beetle” Bailey, Jr. Homicide James M. “Beetle” Bailey, Jr. 32 YOA Colfax, IA Jasper County Case # 75-00503 August 14, 1975   On Thursday, August 14, 1975, […]

Kenneth Bouzard

On February 7, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Dubuque Telegraph-Herald Kenneth Marvin Bouzard Kenneth Marvin Bouzard Homicide Kenneth Marvin Bouzard 53 YOA DCI Case Number: 71-00481 Hodges Warehouse Seventh and Jackson streets Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque County April 23, 1971     Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Dubuque County in Iowa   Dubuque in Dubuque County In the early morning hours […]