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Morris Wright Homicide Morris Wright 52 YOA 1426 10th St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-41137 September 15, 1986 Morris Wright — a 52-year-old Korean War veteran — was killed in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday, September 15, 1986. The Des Moines Police Department lists the crime location as 1426 10th Street […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Kristine Lee Mitchell Homicide Kristine Lee Mitchell 27 YOA 100 Forest Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-17433 April 27, 1986 Kristine Lee Mitchell, 27, was found dead Sunday night, April 27, 1986, in a wooded lot in Des Moines. According to […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County John Shuey Homicide John Scott Shuey 27 YOA 1427 23rd Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1986-12024 Approx. Date of Death: March 22, 1986 Body Found: March 24, 1986 John Shuey, a 27-year-old plumber and drywall installer, was found stabbed to […]
Gene W. Williamson Homicide Gene Wilford Williamson 23 YOA 1311 21st Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1979-5278 February 9, 1979 On Friday, February 9, 1979 — two days after his 23rd birthday — Gene W. Williamson was shot shortly after pulling into the parking lot of a Des Moines apartment building. […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Ernest Harold Lilly Sr. Homicide Ernest Harold Lilly Sr. 50 YOA “Frank’s Place” 3940 McDonald Des Moines, IA (jurisdiction) Polk County Case # 1973-46114 Crime Date: September 11, 1973 Date of Death: December 19, 1973 Case Summary by Jody Ewing Ernest Harold Lilly Sr. — […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Tommy Morris Homicide Tommy Morris 1800 Blk. Des Moines St. Des Moines, IA Case # 1972-15347 March 9, 1972 According to a report from the Des Moines Police Department sent to Iowa Cold Cases on July 10, 2009, Tommy Morris was found dead in […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Roy Madison Homicide Roy Madison 69 YOA 223 Raccoon St. Des Moines, IA Case # 1972-87405 December 18, 1972 Early Monday morning, December 18, 1972, Roy Madison was found dead in his Des Moines, Iowa home with stab wounds to his face and chest. […]
Courtesy photo Ellen (Boyd) Montoya Darleen May (Boyd) Fitchett Darleen Fitchett Homicide Darleen May (Boyd) Fitchett AGE AT REPORT: 28 DOB: March 29, 1931 608 East Pleasant View Drive Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 60-1563 Missing/Date of Death: January 19, 1960 Legally Declared Dead Case Summary by Jody Ewing Darleen […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Floyd Cramer Homicide Floyd Cramer 612 14th St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1960-14495 December 9, 1960 Floyd Cramer was killed in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 9, 1960. Information Needed If you have information on the unsolved murder of Floyd Cramer, […]
Michael J. Booth Homicide Michael Jerome Booth 45 YOA 510 15th St. #21 Des Moines, IA Polk County DMPD Case Number: 1997-17132 April 26, 1997 On Saturday, April 26, 1997, an apartment building maintenance man discovered the deceased body of Michael Jerome Booth, 45, in apartment #21 at 510 15th Street. Booth, who’d […]
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