Connie Bodensteiner

On December 6, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Connie Jo Choate Bodensteiner Homicide Connie Jo Choate Bodensteiner 24 YOA 2800 Fleur Drive Des Moines, IA Polk County August 8, 1995   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   On Tuesday, August 8, 1995, Connie Jo Choate Bodensteiner was found locked in a basement storage bin at a south-side Des Moines apartment complex. An […]

Colesburg

On November 30, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Colesburg, Iowa         Homicide Lyman Samuel Elledge 65 YOA Colesburg, IA Delaware County September 28, 1951 Lyman Elledge, 65, was found bludgeoned to death on the front lawn of the Barney Wiskus home in Colesburg, Iowa, at about 7 a.m. on Friday, September 28, 1951. Delaware County Coroner Dr. […]

Lyman Elledge

On November 30, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo David Elledge Lyman Samuel Elledge Lyman Samuel Elledge Homicide Lyman Samuel Elledge 65 YOA Colesburg, IA Delaware County September 28, 1951 Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing Delaware County in Iowa   Colesburg in Delaware County Lyman Elledge, 65, was found bludgeoned to death on the front lawn of the Barney Wiskus home […]

A Family Responds to Arrest in Mary Jayne Jones Cold Case

On November 30, 2012, in Guest Blogs, The Families, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Des Moines Register Mary Jayne Jones Late last week, I received an e-mail from Judith Cabanillas — one of two sisters of Iowa Cold Case victim Mary Jayne Jones. Judith wrote to thank us for including her sister on our site, and said she and her family “were in shock” when they learned […]

Black Friday for Families of Cold Case Victims

On November 23, 2012, in Anniversaries, The Families, Young Women, by Jody Ewing

To most people, Thanksgiving — as well as the big Black Friday shopping day that follows — is simply a welcome holiday and an opportunity to get great savings on big-ticket items or Christmas gifts. Offspring living in distant states or countries will often travel thousands of miles to celebrate the weekend-long occasion with parents […]

Evansdale

On September 26, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Evansdale, Iowa         Double Homicide Lyric R. Cook 10 YOA July 13, 2012: Went Missing from Meyers Lake Evansdale, IA in Black Hawk County Body Found in Seven Bridges Park in Bremer County, December 5, 2012 Lyric R. Cook, 10, and her cousin, Elizabeth Collins, 8, were reported missing to the […]

Hamburg

On August 26, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Hamburg, Iowa         Homicide Gary Eugene Sebek 20 YOA DOB: Dec. 29, 1947 Dave Ware Apartments 1609 Main Street Hamburg, Iowa Fremont County March 4, 1968 Gary Eugene Sebek, 20, was killed sometime late on March 4, 1968, after traveling to a Nebraska City hospital’s maternity ward to visit his wife […]

Gary Sebek

On August 26, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Denese Sebek Kimpston Gary Eugene Sebek Gary Eugene Sebek Homicide Gary Eugene Sebek 20 YOA DOB: Dec. 29, 1947 Dave Ware Apartments 1609 Main Street Hamburg, Iowa Fremont County BCI/DCI Case File No.: 68424 FBI File No.: 95-144254 Est. Date of Death: March 4, 1968 By Jody Ewing   Gary Eugene Sebek, 20, […]

Tony Canfield

On August 23, 2012, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Dana Canfield Tony “T-Bone” Canfield Tony Ray “T-Bone” Canfield Homicide SOLVED Tony Ray Canfield 52 YOA 1401 George St. Sioux City, Iowa Woodbury County Federal Case Number: 16-4009 Killed: Sunday, May 1, 2011 Solved: June 10, 2016   UPDATE – Three Men Sentenced On Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016, Devery Hibbler, 26, of Dumas, […]