September 7, 1925 – 1992

On September 7, 2017, in Anniversaries, by Jody Ewing

Today marks four cold case anniversaries, dating from Sept. 7, 1925 to Sept. 7, 1992 … nearly seven decades … but families are still awaiting answers. All four victims could have changed countless lives had their own not been so abruptly cut short. Myrtle Underwood Cook, 51, sat near a window in her Vinton, Iowa, […]

George Haddock

On July 25, 2013, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo siouxcityhistory.org The Reverend George C. Haddock Rev. George C. Haddock Homicide Reverend George C. Haddock 56 YOA Corner of 3rd and Water streets Sioux City, IA Woodbury County August 3, 1886   Just after 10 p.m. on August 3, 1886, prohibitionist preacher George Haddock of Sioux City, Iowa, was shot as he left […]

Myrtle Cook

On January 10, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Myrtle Cook Homicide Myrtle Underwood Cook 51 YOA 703 Third Avenue Vinton, IA Benton County September 7, 1925   Myrtle Cook, 51, was sitting near the window of her Vinton, Iowa, home, rewriting and rehearsing aloud her speech to an upcoming Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) meeting when she was shot through the home’s window. […]

Thaddeus Mitchell

On November 5, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Thaddeus William Mitchell Homicide Thaddeus William Mitchell 44 YOA St. Joseph Avenue near 20th Street Des Moines, IA Polk County December 7, 1922   By Aaron Brilbeck | December 2, 2010 WHO-TV, Channel 13, Des Moines COLDEST CASE: Des Moines Police Doubt They’ll Ever Solve 88-Year-Old Murder WHO-TV Channel 13’s Aaron Brilbeck reports on the […]