Ashley Downing

On August 21, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Ashley Downing Homicide Ashley Downing 77 YOA Westgate, Iowa Fayette County January 4, 1933 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Barely a year after his wife’s death, Ashley Downing, a 77-year-old chicken farmer, was shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1933, inside his rural Westgate home. Downing lived alone on a 240-acre farm about eight […]

Lisa Miller

On March 31, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Lisa Elaine Miller Cause of Death: Undetermined Lisa Elaine Miller 15 YOA Sullivan Slough Road Burlington, Iowa Des Moines County Last Seen Alive: October 7, 1977 Body Found: October 9, 1977 Est. Date of Death: October 8, 1977   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   On Sunday, Oct. 9, 1977, six days after her […]

John Albert Rose

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

John Albert Rose Homicide John Albert Rose 35 YOA Vinton, IA Benton County Case Number: 78-02418 April 21, 1978   Case information provided by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Cedar Rapids Gazette   Four days after his 35th birthday, John Albert Rose was shot in the head in Benton County, Iowa, while visiting […]

Gloria Slump

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Gloria Fay Slump Homicide Gloria Fay Slump 24 YOA Council Bluffs, IA Pottawattamie County Case # 67-00368 March 3, 1967   Case information provided by the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, and newspaper archives   On Monday, March 6, 1967, Burlington Railroad employees found the frozen body of 24-year-old Gloria […]