Unknown Baby Homicide NAME: Unidentified Newborn Baby Boy AGE: 2-3 hours old SCENE OF CRIME: Highway 30 about four miles west of Tama CITY: Tama COUNTY: Tama County DATE: June 11, 1952 “Unknown Baby” found on U.S. 30 in 1952 Tama County in Iowa Tama in Tama County Gone Cold – Exploring Iowa’s […]
Rita Janelle Papakee Missing Person NAME: Rita Janelle Papakee AGE AT REPORT: 41 DOB: June 1, 1973 WEIGHT: 145 – 170 lbs. HEIGHT: 5’04” RACE: Native American HAIR: Brown EYES: Brown SEX: Female INCIDENT TYPE: Other adult missing MISSING FROM: Meskwaki Nation Tama, IA Tama County INVESTIGATING AGENCY: Meskwaki Nation Police Department CASE NUMBER: 15-001969 […]
Courtesy photo Tama News-Herald Cora Ann Okonski Cora Ann Okonski Homicide — SOLVED 17 Years After Okonski’s disappearance, her fiancé, Tait Purk, is charged, tried, and convicted of first-degree murder; Judge goes on to overturn jury’s verdict; Purk retried and found guilty of second-degree murder, sentenced to 50 years in prison. VICTIM: Cora Ann […]
Cold Cases in Tama, Iowa Homicide Name: Unknown Baby Boy Age: 2-3 hours old Hair: Blonde Weight: 8 pounds Crime Scene: Found along Highway 30 City: Tama, Iowa County: Tama County Date: June 11, 1952 Construction crew foreman V.C. Anderman of Hazelton, Iowa, found a box 350 feet east of the Raven […]
Cold Cases in Le Grand, Iowa Foul Play Suspected Helen Mae Bown 61 YOA Iowa River in Tama County Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA Marshall and Tama Counties Last Seen Alive: October 2, 1973 Reported Missing: October 7, 1973 Body Found: October 31, 1973 Mrs. Helen Mae Bown — a 61-year-old widow who resided in Marshalltown, […]
Helen Mae Bown Suspicious Death Helen Mae Bown 61 YOA Iowa River in Tama County Marshalltown/Le Grand, IA Marshall and Tama Counties Date Last Seen Alive: Oct. 2, 1973 Reported Missing: Oct. 7, 1973 Body Found: October 31, 1973 Case Summary by Jody Ewing Mrs. Helen Mae Bown, a 61-year-old widow, was last seen alive […]
The Cases – Homicides (1950 – 1959) BY ERA: Up through 1899 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000 – present | Missing Persons The cases below include unsolved Iowa homicides from 1950 – 1959 and are listed chronologically. If […]
Cold Cases in Tama County, Iowa Homicide Name: Unknown Baby Boy Age: 2-3 hours old Hair: Blonde Weight: 8 pounds Crime Scene: Found along Highway 30 City: Tama, Iowa County: Tama County Date: June 11, 1952 Construction crew foreman V.C. Anderman of Hazelton, Iowa, found a box 350 feet east of the Raven Creek bridge […]
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