Tamara Lass

On December 26, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Tamara Lynn Lass Undetermined Tamara Lynn Lass 10 days old Norwalk, IA Warren County March 1, 1988   Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing On Tuesday, March 1, 1988, Teri Lass of Norwalk, Iowa, claimed she found her 10-day-old infant daughter, Tamara Lynn Lass, unresponsive. The child was later pronounced dead. With no visible injuries, […]

Donald Nervig

On December 16, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy Des Moines Register Donald Amos Nervig Donald Amos Nervig Homicide Donald Amos Nervig 52 YOA 7380 6th Ave. Des Moines, IA Polk County DMPD Case #1965-20581 December 15, 1965   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Donald Amos Nervig, a 52-year-old businessman who resided at 1331 Mattern Ave. in Des Moines, went missing […]

Ramona Cox

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Cedar Rapids Gazette Moravia native Ramona Jean Cox in an undated photo. Ramona Jean Cox Homicide Ramona Jean Cox 24 YOA 1526 Woodland Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 62-00508 April 22, 1962   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Ramona Jean Cox, 24, was found dead in her first-floor […]

Grimes

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Grimes, Iowa           Homicide Kathleen L. Holliday 37 YOA Home Residence: 10001 N.W. Beaver Drive Grimes, IA Body found in Saylorville Reservoir Polk County DOD: March 12, 1977 Kathleen Louise Holliday, a rural Grimes, Iowa mail carrier, finished up her mail route on Saturday, March 12, 1977, and […]

Saylorville Lake

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Saylorville Lake/Reservoir Cold Cases   Homicide Kathleen L. Holliday 37 YOA Home Residence: 10001 N.W. Beaver Drive Grimes, IA Body found in Saylorville Reservoir Polk County DOD: March 12, 1977 Kathleen Louise Holliday, a rural Grimes, Iowa mail carrier, finished up her mail route on Saturday, March 12, 1977, and then vanished without a trace. […]

Kathleen Holliday

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Kathleen L. Holliday Homicide Kathleen Louise Holliday 37 YOA Home Residence: 10001 N.W. Beaver Drive Grimes, IA Body found in Saylorville Reservoir Polk County DOD: March 12, 1977   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Kathleen Louise Holliday, a rural Grimes, Iowa mail carrier, finished up her mail route on Saturday, March 12, 1977, and […]

West Des Moines

On November 28, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in West Des Moines, IA       Missing Person: Johnny Gosch 12 YOA Missing From: West Des Moines, IA Case # 82-04613 Missing Since: September 5, 1982 On September 5, 1982, Johnny Gosch left his home to work his Des Moines Register paper route. What happened after that has been the subject […]

Urbandale

On November 27, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Urbandale, Iowa       Homicide Jared Parks 18 YOA DOB: October 5, 1990 Interstate 35/80 Urbandale, IA (Polk County) May 11, 2009 Jared Parks, 18, was found dead on Interstate 35/80 near the Beaver Avenue Bridge in Polk County, Iowa, on Monday, May 11, 2009. He’d been hit by at least […]

Carney

On November 24, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Carney, Iowa           Homicide Anna Maria Medici 21 YOA Carney, IA Polk County Case # 62-01063 November 16, 1962 On November 16, 1962, Anna Maria Medici, 21, was hit and killed by a vehicle near her home along Highway 69 in Carney. On November 30, 1962, evidence 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.   […]