Courtesy photo “Midnight Assassin” by Patricia L. Bryan and Thomas Wolf The John Hossack family in 1892, Medora, Iowa, Warren County. From L to R: Will, Johnnie, Jimmie, John Hossack, Cassie, Ivan, Margaret Hossack, May, Louie and Anna. John Hossack Homicide John Hossack 59 YOA Squaw Township Medora, IA Warren County December 2, 1900 […]
Annamarie Rittman Hit-and-Run Homicide Annamarie Rittman 46 YOA Lowe’s Parking Lot Altoona, IA Polk County December 27, 2005 Annamarie Rittman, a 46-year-old employee at the Lowe’s Store in Altoona, Iowa, was struck down by a pickup that swerved into her on December 27, 2005. The mother of three was walking through the store’s parking […]
Sandra Dee Kinney Homicide Sandra Dee “Sandy” Kinney 33 YOA Mississippi River walkway Davenport, IA Scott County July 20, 1996 Case Summary compiled by Kerry Connolly On Saturday, July 20, 1996, Sandra Dee “Sandy” Kinney, 33, was strangled to death near the Mississippi River walkway in Davenport, Iowa, and her body thrown into the Mississippi […]
Courtesy Sioux City Schools Manuel Ramirez Manuel Ramirez Homicide Manuel Ramirez 6 YOA 1417 Virginia St. Sioux City, IA Woodbury County March 7, 2011 On Monday night, March 7, 2011, Sioux City police responded to a 911 call from 1417 Virginia Street, where they found 6-year-old Manuel Ramirez dead in the bathtub. Officers […]
Cold Cases in Nashua, Iowa Homicide — SOLVED Carl Kenneth Gallmeyer 70 YOA 1091 240th Street Nashua, IA Chickasaw County (jurisdiction) Est. Date of Death: September 25-26, 2012 Body Found: October 4, 2012 Carl “Kenneth” Gallmeyer, 70, was found slain in his rural Nashua, Iowa, home in Chickasaw County on October […]
Courtesy Redman-Schwartz Funeral Home Carl Kenneth “Kenny” Gallmeyer Carl Kenneth Gallmeyer Homicide — SOLVED Carl Kenneth “Ken” Gallmeyer 70 YOA 1091 240th Street Nashua, IA Chickasaw County Est. Date of Death: Sept. 25–26, 2012 Investigating Agency: Chickasaw County Sheriff’s Office Body Found: Oct. 4, 2012 Arrest Made: January 2022 Defendant: Randy Lee Patrie […]
Iowa Cold Cases by City Note: While cases are cross-referenced by city and county for geographical purposes, some cases listed on city pages may fall under the county sheriff office’s jurisdiction. Please see individual case pages for more specific information on the investigating agency or agencies. Ackley Agency Albia Alton Altoona Amana Ames Avon Bedford […]
Muscatine County in Iowa Muscatine in Muscatine County Eugenio P. Garcia Homicide Eugenio Prieto Garcia 36 YOA 7 miles NW of Muscatine, IA Muscatine County June 21, 1992 The body of Eugenio Garcia, 36, was found near the Dougherty Bridge on County Road F-70 about seven miles northwest of Muscatine, Iowa at 7 […]
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