7 Days, 14 Anniversaries

On October 23, 2016, in Anniversaries, Double Homicides, Missing Persons, Rewards, by Jody Ewing

Cold case anniversaries are always tough. It doesn’t matter whether it’s the anniversary of a loved one’s unsolved homicide, a birthday he or she would have celebrated, or even the date the body may have been found. The most important lesson I’ve learned in my years writing about cold cases is that it doesn’t matter […]

Karen Streed

On February 24, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Karen Theresa Streed Homicide Karen Theresa Streed 21 YOA Case # 71-00703 Home Residence: Cedar Rapids, IA (Linn County) Body Found in Amana, IA (Iowa County) Investigating Agency: Iowa County Sheriff’s Office Body Found October 24, 1971 Disappeared/DOD: October 18, 1971   Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing On Sunday, October 24, 1971, Karen Theresa […]

Amana

On November 24, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Amana, Iowa     Homicide Karen Theresa Streed 21 YOA Amana, IA Iowa County Case # 71-00703 Went Missing: October 18, 1971 Body Found: October 24, 1971 On Sunday, October 24, 1971, Karen Theresa Streed, 21, was found dead in the old Amana millrace canal located between West Amana and South Amana, […]

Iowa County

On November 17, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Iowa County *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Iowa 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 Frank Searway 43 YOA Rural Millersburg Iowa County May 8, 1911 […]

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 […]