Woodbury County

On November 13, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Woodbury County, Iowa   Please note: Some of these cases may fall under the jurisdiction of the Sioux City Police Department or other cities/townships within Woodbury County. They are listed here for cross-reference purposes because they are in Woodbury County. The cases are listed in chronological order. More information may be found […]

Maureen Farley: Did her killer have a conscience?

On September 21, 2010, in Anniversaries, Rewards, The Families, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

As the eldest of seven siblings, Maureen Brubaker would babysit for her six younger siblings whenever their parents, David and Mary Ann Brubaker of Sioux City, Iowa, decided to go out. David and Mary Ann knew what a challenge that job could be, but always told the children they’d make it worth their while if […]

The Darling of the Neighborhood

On July 14, 2010, in Anniversaries, by Jody Ewing

Donna Sue Davis hadn’t yet reached her second birthday. The 22-month-old 21-pound blue-eyed girl with the mass of dark blond curly hair was the youngest of James (“Don”) and Mary Davis’s three children, and her three prized possessions included her teddy bear, a rubber doll and a red purse. Eleven-year-old Mary Claire, the eldest of […]

The Want Ad Murder: Patricia Jauron

On May 26, 2010, in Anniversaries, by Jody Ewing

On Tuesday, May 26, 1998, sometime between 9:00 and 9:45 a.m., Patricia Anne “Pat” Jauron, 45, was viciously stabbed to death in the rural Sioux City home she and her husband, Eugene “Gene” Jauron, had just vacated. The couple had recently moved out of one home at 1516 Old Highway 141 and into another across the […]

Cold Case Anniversary: Patricia Jauron

On May 26, 2009, in Anniversaries, Rewards, by Jody Ewing

Eleven Years Ago Today … Patricia Anne Jauron, 45, was stabbed to death at her former residence at 1516 Old Highway 141 just outside of Sioux City, Iowa. Patricia and her husband, Gene, had moved out of the house about six months earlier and into a house across the road at 1541 Old Highway 141. […]

Have you seen Helen Kelly?

On May 18, 2009, in Missing Persons, by Jody Ewing

Helen J. Kelly, 83, was reported missing to the Sioux City Police Department four years ago today on May 18, 2005. When Mrs. Kelly’s husband awoke that morning, he discovered she was missing and reported her as a missing person that afternoon. Mrs. Kelly left behind her purse and had not mentioned plans to travel anywhere. […]

Six more victim pages added to ICC website

On April 13, 2009, in Missing Persons, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

In the last week or so, I’ve been able to get six more victim pages added to the Iowa Cold Cases website. Four are unsolved homicides and two are missing persons cases. More details are still needed for some — particularly the missing persons cases — and we hope to have that information soon. Brief overviews of each case […]