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 […]
Margaret Ellen Feige Homicide Margaret Ellen Feige 88 YOA 4030 N.W. First St. Saylor Township north of Des Moines Polk County May 22, 2008 Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing Margaret Feige, 88, was found dead in the early morning hours on Thursday, May 22, 2008, in the laundry room of the Saylor […]
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 […]
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