5 Lost Birthdays

On October 4, 2016, in Anniversaries, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

We all love celebrating birthdays, especially (these days) on Facebook. We send all sorts of good wishes, emojis of birthday cakes and big “Happy Birthday!” images, and tell our friends and loved ones we wish them another great or exciting or successful next year. When I last updated the ICC homepage, I couldn’t help but […]

Marlon Barber

On October 9, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Marlon Terrell Barber, Jr. Homicide Marlon Terrell Barber, Jr. 15 YOA 2000 block of Jackson St. Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque County October 20, 2012   On Oct. 20, 2012, Marlon Barber, Jr., a 15-year-old Dubuque teen, was shot in the chest and stomach as he and his friends walked away from a party. He died soon […]

Jackie Shireman

On January 3, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Jackie Shireman (Courtesy Telegraph Herald) Jacqueline L. “Jackie” Shireman Homicide Jackie Shireman 21 YOA Marino’s Meal on a Bun 1296 Central Ave. Dubuque, IA Dubuque County January 4, 1975   On Saturday, Jan. 4, 1975, at approximately 7:45 p.m., a customer at Dubuque’s “Marino’s Meal on a Bun” found waitress Jackie Shireman lying in a […]

Dubuque

On November 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Dubuque, Iowa         Homicide Francis J. Rafferty 58 YOA Dubuque, IA (Dubuque County) Case # 64-00326 February 8, 1964 Shortly after midnight on Saturday, February 8, 1964, Gretta Rafferty returned home from work and found the body of her brother, Francis John Rafferty, 58, in the apartment they shared in Dubuque, […]

Dubuque County

On November 13, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Dubuque County, IA * Please Note: The cases listed below are within Dubuque 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 Francis J. Rafferty 58 YOA Dubuque, IA (Dubuque County) Case # 64-00326 […]

Homicides – 1970s

On October 12, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

The Cases – Homicides (1970 – 1979) 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 1970 – 1979, and are listed in chronological […]