Dennis Clougherty. Helen Morrow. Eugene Martin. Three victims, three lives gone, and one shared date families can’t forget: August 12. Twenty-three-year-old Dennis Clougherty was a Vietnam vet preparing to start graduate school at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Helen Morrow, 55, surely never imagined her fate when offering employment to a hired hand. And Eugene Martin, only […]
Diane Burge Courbat Homicide Diane Burge Courbat 34 YOA Cedar River Exchange Park parking lot Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County Crime Date: Tuesday August 3, 1993 Date of Death: Friday, August 6, 1993 Information Provided by Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers Diane Courbat, 34, was shot in the head in the early morning hours […]
The youngest was just 23 years old — the oldest, 44. The three deaths spanned nearly three decades, but all had one thing in common; the victims lost their lives on this same June day. Janet LaFratte, 35, was reported missing to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, June 20, 1973. Janet’s husband, Frank […]
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 […]
Lucia Chilel Perez Missing Person Courtesy photo Sioux County Sheriff’s Office Lucia Chilel Perez Lucia Chilel Perez (aka Mary Rodriguez Figueroa) Age at Report: 41 Hair: Black Eyes: Brown Race: Hispanic/Latino Weight: 120 – 140 lbs. Height: 5′ 2″ Residence: Worthington, Minn. Went Missing From: Sioux County and Dickinson County (Iowa) Investigating Agency: Worthington (Minn.) […]
Courtesy photo Daniel Morse Rev. Kevin Lane Morse Rev. Kevin Lane Morse Homicide Rev. Kevin Lane Morse 44 YOA Missouri River Levee Nebraska City Bridge Fremont County, IA June 20, 2002 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Kevin Lane Morse, a 44-year-old minister, was shot on Thursday, June 20, 2002, while fishing along […]
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 […]
Courtesy photo Des Moines Register Mary Jayne Jones Late last week, I received an e-mail from Judith Cabanillas — one of two sisters of Iowa Cold Case victim Mary Jayne Jones. Judith wrote to thank us for including her sister on our site, and said she and her family “were in shock” when they learned […]
To most people, Thanksgiving — as well as the big Black Friday shopping day that follows — is simply a welcome holiday and an opportunity to get great savings on big-ticket items or Christmas gifts. Offspring living in distant states or countries will often travel thousands of miles to celebrate the weekend-long occasion with parents […]
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