Gene W. Williamson Homicide Gene Wilford Williamson 23 YOA 1311 21st Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1979-5278 February 9, 1979 On Friday, February 9, 1979 — two days after his 23rd birthday — Gene W. Williamson was shot shortly after pulling into the parking lot of a Des Moines apartment building. […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Floyd Cramer Homicide Floyd Cramer 612 14th St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1960-14495 December 9, 1960 Floyd Cramer was killed in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 9, 1960. Information Needed If you have information on the unsolved murder of Floyd Cramer, […]
Courtesy photo Kathryn L. Wallace Kathleen Violet Stith Kathleen V. “Kathy” Stith Homicide Kathleen V. “Kathy” Stith 47 YOA 966 E. 6th Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1994-7200 February 24, 1994 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Kathleen V. “Kathy” Stith, 47, was found dead Thursday evening, February 24, 1994, […]
The Cases – Homicides (1950 – 1959) 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 1950 – 1959 and are listed chronologically. If […]
(Courtesy photo: Special to the Register) This undated photo provided by the Downey family shows John Downey posing for a photo at the Leavenworth, Kan. U.S. Penitentiary. A new FBI technique for identifying bodies using low-quality fingerprints enabled authorities to identify human remains found in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1984, as those of Downey. Unidentified […]
Rodrigo Duran Sr. Homicide Rodrigo Duran Sr. 59 YOA 1820 E. Army Post Road Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1999-11835 April 3, 1999 Case Summary by Jody Ewing On April 3, 1999, 59-year-old Rodrigo Duran of Des Moines, Iowa, was shot in the chest in the parking lot of El Palacio, a […]
William “Billy” Ralph Talbert, II Homicide William “Billy” Ralph Talbert, II 18 YOA 1400 21st Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1995-40323 September 3, 1995 William Ralph “Billy” Talbert II, of Des Moines, Iowa, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Des Moines early Sunday morning, September 3, 1995, as he stood […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Glenn Willis Turner Homicide Glenn Willis Turner 59 YOA 2222 Hubbell Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1978-29909 August 9, 1978 Glenn W. Turner — a 59-year-old World War II Army veteran — was found dead inside a van parked at […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Steven Eugene Gardner Homicide Steven Eugene Gardner 27 YOA 1037 23rd Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1978-11923 April 8, 1978 Steven Eugene Gardner, a 27-year-old John Deere employee, was shot three times sometime between midnight and mid-morning on Saturday, April 8, […]
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