Ruthie Anna Kingery-Pohlmeier Homicide Ruthie Kingery (aka Ruth Pohlmeier) 37 YOA 3839 E. 14th Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Investigating Agency: Des Moines Police Department Case # 04-14785 April 25, 2004 Case Summary by Jody Ewing Ruthie Kingery-Pohlmeier, 37, was found dead outside the AMF Des Moines Lanes bowling alley in the 3800 block […]
Courtesy The Des Moines Register Rafael Robinson Rafael Robinson Homicide Rafael Robinson 926 Oakridge Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1996-32331 July 31, 1996 On July 31, 1996, Rafael Robinson was shot in the back multiple times outside a public housing complex at 926 Oakridge in Des Moines, Iowa. Gunshots from more than one […]
Darrell Romain Lewis, Sr. Homicide Darrell Romain Lewis, Sr. 39 YOA 2100 block Carpenter Avenue Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1995-58887 December 24, 1995 Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Darrell R. Lewis Sr., 39, was found shot to death in Des Moines, Iowa, around 12:40 a.m. on […]
William “Billy” Ralph Talbert, II Homicide William “Billy” Ralph Talbert, II 18 YOA 1400 21st Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1995-40323 September 3, 1995 William Ralph “Billy” Talbert II, of Des Moines, Iowa, was killed in a drive-by shooting in Des Moines early Sunday morning, September 3, 1995, as he stood […]
Leon E. Groves Homicide Leon E. Groves 40 YOA SE 18th & Scott Des Moines, IA Polk County Case Number: 1951-9296 December 22, 1951 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Leon Groves, a full-time Des Moines optician who worked part-time as a taxicab driver, was shot to death in his cab three days […]
Geralyn “Gigi” Jean Kean Homicide Geralyn Jean Kean 17 YOA Case # 1975-26584 446 SE Hart St. Des Moines, IA Polk County July 29, 1975 Case summary compiled by Jody Ewing On Tuesday, July 29, 1975, 17-year-old Geralyn Jean Kean’s nude and bullet-ridden body was found lying face down on a waterbed in […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Donald Eugene Graspy, Jr. Homicide Donald Eugene Graspy, Jr. 46 YOA 1104 Fremont St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 2003-27457 July 17, 2003 Donald Eugene Graspy, Jr., 46, was found dead in the garage of a vacant house at 1104 Fremont St. […]
Polk County in Iowa Des Moines in Polk County Dennis P. Moore Homicide Dennis P. Moore 46 YOA 1535 7th St. Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1992-26312 June 19, 1992 Dennis Moore, a 46-year-old homeless man living in Des Moines, was shot in the chest while sleeping in his car in […]
Tommy Lee McConkey Homicide Tommy Lee McConkey 38 YOA 2929 E. University Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1975-30748 August 27, 1975 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Tommy Lee McConkey, 38 — a successful construction contractor from Altoona, Iowa — was shot in the head in a Des Moines parking lot at 2929 […]
John and Janet Taylor Double Homicide John Budd Taylor, 54 YOA Janet Faye Taylor, 52 YOA 2223 E. Maple Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1999-29020 August 3, 1999 Case summary by Jody Ewing John and Janet Taylor — both in their 50s — were found dead in their burning home early […]
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