John Lee Erickson Homicide John Lee Erickson 48 YOA Killed near Mondamin, IA Harrison County Body dumped near Onawa, IA Monona County April 30, 1997 On Wednesday, April 30, 1997, Vietnam veteran John Lee Erickson, 48, of Council Bluffs was shot in the head near Mondamin, Iowa, in Harrison County. His killer or killers […]
Cold Cases in Oakland, Iowa Homicide Frank J. Eckels 73 YOA Oakland Motel and Café Oakland, IA Pottawattamie County December 3, 1958 Frank J. Eckels, 73, was shot and wounded during a holdup at his motel and café in Oakland, Iowa, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1958. Eckels died Saturday, Dec. 6, at […]
Pottawattamie County in Iowa Oakland in Pottawattamie County Frank J. Eckels Homicide Frank J. Eckels 73 YOA Oakland Motel and Café Oakland, IA Pottawattamie County Shot: Wednesday, Dec. 3, 1958 Died: Saturday, Dec. 6, 1958 Frank Johnston Eckels, 73, was shot and wounded during a holdup at his motel and café in […]
Lisa Ann Vander Esch Homicide Lisa Ann Vander Esch 19 YOA Ireton, Iowa Sioux County Tuesday, September 14, 1982 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Her favorite color: red. Favorite car: the Chevy Camaro. Favorite television program: MASH. Lisa Vander Esch, 19, had barely started building her list of life’s favorite things when she […]
Cold Cases in Ireton, Iowa Unsolved Homicide Lisa Ann Vander Esch 19 YOA Ireton, Iowa Sioux County Tuesday, September 14, 1982 Lisa Vander Esch, 19, was killed by a bullet to the head on Tuesday, September 14, 1982, while playing with her 16-month-old son in her rural Ireton home’s back yard. Her […]
Norman Carroll Gant Jr. Homicide Norman Carroll Gant Jr. 21 YOA 1800 block of Tremont Street Cedar Falls, Iowa Black Hawk County Sunday, June 1, 2014 Two years after Cedar Falls murder, family still asking for answers, KWWL.com, airdate June 8, 2016 Norman Carroll Gant Jr., 21, of Waterloo, […]
Cyrus James “C.J.” Hicks Homicide Cyrus James “C.J.” Hicks 24 YOA Oakview Terrace Apartments 2907 Boston Ave. Des Moines, IA (jurisdiction) Polk County March 3, 2011 On Thursday, March 3, 2011, Cyrus James “C.J.” Hicks, 24, became Des Moines’ first 2011 homicide when he was shot in the head and killed outside an apartment […]
Joseph Kaschmitter Homicide Town Marshal Joseph Kaschmitter 53 YOA Near Alton Depot Alton, IA Sioux County Incident Date: March 25, 1911 Date of Death/End of Watch: March 27, 1911 Sioux County in Iowa Alton in Sioux County On Saturday, March 25, 1911, Town Marshal Joseph Kaschmitter (last name sometimes spelled […]
Reginald Renard Bryan Jr. Homicide Reginald R. Bryan Jr. 23 YOA Big Earl’s Gold Mine 4745 NW 2nd Ave. Des Moines, IA Polk County (jurisdiction) April 28, 2013 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Reginald Renard Bryan Jr., 23, of Orange City, Florida, was shot and killed in the early morning hours […]
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