Remembering Valentine’s Day Victims

On February 14, 2013, in Anniversaries, Missing Persons, by Jody Ewing

Valentine’s Day for most people is a time to celebrate romance, exchange heart-shaped cards and enjoy gifts of decadent chocolate or long-stemmed roses. For four Iowa families, however, it’s a painful reminder of a loved one’s murder or unsolved disappearance, and it hasn’t gotten any easier as the years have passed. Today we pay tribute […]

Ky Van Luong

On November 4, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County Ky Van Luong Homicide Ky Van Luong 20 YOA 6th Avenue and Birdland Drive Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1998-6829 February 14, 1998   The body of Ky Van Luong, 20, of Des Moines was found shot to death Saturday, February 14, 1998, […]

Susan Hagen

On November 2, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Susan Diane Hagen Homicide Susan Diane (Wadsworth) Hagen 44 YOA 600 Blk Birdland Drive Des Moines, IA (jurisdiction) Polk County Case # 1998-6532 February 12, 1998   Case submitted by Des Moines Police Department Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County The badly burned body of Susan Diane (Wadsworth) Hagen, 44, of […]

Polk County

On October 19, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Polk County, Iowa   Note: These are cold cases that exist in Polk County, though many are under the jurisdiction of the Des Moines Police Department or other cities/townships within Polk County. They are listed here for cross-reference purposes. More information may be found on the victim’s individual case summary page.   […]

Des Moines

On October 16, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Des Moines, Iowa         Note: Individual pages and case summaries for many of these victims are currently being compiled. If you have any information or photos you’d be willing to share, please email us or send via our Contact form. You may also contact the Des Moines Police Department […]