Courtesy photo Tama News-Herald Cora Ann Okonski Cora Ann Okonski Homicide — SOLVED 17 Years After Okonski’s disappearance, her fiancé, Tait Purk, is charged, tried, and convicted of first-degree murder; Judge goes on to overturn jury’s verdict; Purk retried and found guilty of second-degree murder, sentenced to 50 years in prison. VICTIM: Cora Ann […]
Cold Cases in Le Grand, Iowa Foul Play Suspected Helen Mae Bown 61 YOA Iowa River in Tama County Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA Marshall and Tama Counties Last Seen Alive: October 2, 1973 Reported Missing: October 7, 1973 Body Found: October 31, 1973 Mrs. Helen Mae Bown — a 61-year-old widow who resided in Marshalltown, […]
Helen Mae Bown Suspicious Death Helen Mae Bown 61 YOA Iowa River in Tama County Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA Marshall and Tama Counties Date Last Seen Alive: Oct. 2, 1973 Reported Missing: Oct. 7, 1973 Body Found: October 31, 1973 Case Summary by Jody Ewing Mrs. Helen Mae Bown, a 61-year-old widow, was last seen alive […]
Cold Cases in Tama County, Iowa Homicide Name: Unknown Baby Boy Age: 2-3 hours old Hair: Blonde Weight: 8 pounds Crime Scene: Found along Highway 30 City: Tama, Iowa County: Tama County Date: June 11, 1952 Construction crew foreman V.C. Anderman of Hazelton, Iowa, found a box 350 feet east of the Raven Creek bridge […]
Cold Cases in Marshalltown, Iowa Foul Play Suspected Helen Mae Bown 61 YOA Iowa River in Tama County Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA Marshall and Tama Counties Last Seen Alive: October 2, 1973 Reported Missing: October 7, 1973 Body Found: October 31, 1973 Mrs. Helen Mae Bown — a 61-year-old widow who resided in Marshalltown, Iowa — […]
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