Cold Cases in Maxwell, Iowa Homicide Terry Lee Vanden Hull 20 YOA 2 1/2 miles SE Maxwell, IA Story County February 24, 1975 On April 17, 1975, the body of Terry Lee Vanden Hull, 20, was found behind a corn crib on a vacant farm two-and-a-half miles southeast of Maxwell. His […]
Ronald Eugene Westwick Missing Person NAME: Ronald Eugene Westwick AGE AT REPORT: 34 DOB: October 26, 1944 WEIGHT: 240 lbs. HEIGHT: 6’02” HAIR: Grey EYES: Brown INCIDENT TYPE: Mental/physical disability MISSING FROM: Ames, IA Story County AGENCY CASE NUMBER: 79-1262 NCIC NUMBER: M-200841490 NAMUS NUMBER: 24306 MISSING SINCE: March 12, 1979 The following […]
Newborn Infant Homicide Newborn Infant Rural Route Story County Case # 83-01277 March 13, 1983 A newborn baby was discarded on a rural road in Story County, Iowa, on March 13, 1983. Information Needed If you have any information concerning this crime please contact the Story County Sheriff’s Office at 515-382-6566. If you […]
Cold Cases in Colo, IA Homicide Sheila Jean Collins 18 YOA Case # 68-00287 ISU Student Last seen in Ames, IA Body found near Colo, IA Story County January 26, 1968 On Friday, January 26, 1968, 18-year-old ISU coed Sheila Jean Collins accepted a ride to her hometown from a […]
Story County in Iowa Ames in Story County James Wesley Morris Homicide James W. “Jimmy” Morris (a.k.a. “Jimmy Morise”) 58 YOA 203 E. Lincoln Way Ames, IA Story County October 27, 1991 Four days before Halloween in 1991, James Wesley “Jimmy” Morris — a.k.a. James Morise and Jimmy Morise — was found beaten […]
Chad James Schwab Open Case with Iowa DCI Chad James Schwab 30 YOA Southbound I-35 Rest Area Story County, IA Investigating Agency: Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation August 10, 2004 Case summary by Jody Ewing On August 10, 2004, a white male’s badly decomposed body was discovered several hundred yards behind the Southbound Interstate 35 […]
Cold Cases in Nevada, Iowa Homicide: Sheila Jean Collins 18 YOA Case # 68-00287 Near Nevada, Iowa Story County (jurisdiction) January 26, 1968 On Sunday, January 28, 1968, Sheila Jean Collins, 18, of Evanston, Ill., was found lying face-down in a ditch off a gravel road four miles east of Nevada, […]
Cold Cases in Ames, Iowa Note: Some of these cases may fall under the jurisdiction of the Story County Sheriff’s Office. They are listed here for cross-reference purposes. Please see the individual case summary pages for more information on how to contact the appropriate law enforcement agencies for each case. […]
Cold Cases in Story County *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Story County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page. Homicide Henry William Chavis 55 YOA Highway 69 Ames, IA Story County (jurisdiction) November […]
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