News Archives 2015

On March 27, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in the News — 2015 Archives Current News | 2020 Archives | 2019 Archives | 2018 Archives | 2017 Archives | 2016 Archives | 2015 Archives | 2014 Archives | 2013 Archives | 2012 Archives | 2011 Archives | 2010 Archives | 2009 Archives | 2008 and Earlier Archives GONE COLD: EXPLORING IOWA’S […]

Timothy Friedel

On March 17, 2016, in , by Jody Ewing

Polk County in Iowa   Des Moines in Polk County Timothy Friedel Suspicious Death Timothy Friedel 25 YOA Wooded Area Northwest Des Moines Polk County June 6, 1974   Timothy Friedel, 25, of 5419 Ovid Ave., Des Moines, was found dead in a water-filled ditch in northwest Des Moines on Thursday, June 6, 1974. According […]

Police Sgt. Writes about Missing Brother

On January 10, 2016, in Guest Blogs, Letters, Missing Persons, The Families, by Jody Ewing

Ottumwa Police Sergeant Mark Milligan shares an open letter to the public on Facebook about his missing brother, Harry Milligan, 21, who went missing from Albia in Monroe County, Iowa, on July 1, 1984. Harry’s disappearance is classified as “Involuntary” and foul play is suspected. By Mark Milligan   PLEASE SHARE ….I Think with the […]

Thomas Adkins

On December 17, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Kaylea Adkins Thomas DeWayne Adkins Thomas DeWayne Adkins Manner of Death Undetermined (Likely Homicide) Thomas DeWayne “Ernie” Adkins 29 YOA Home Residence: Fairfield, Jefferson County Crime Area: Van Buren Wildlife Area Douds, Iowa Van Buren County Jurisdiction: Van Buren County September 14, 1985   There has never been a question as to who […]

Roger Hill

On December 16, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Scott County in Iowa   Davenport in Scott County Roger Dean Hill Homicide Roger Dean Hill 44 YOA Home Residence: Davenport, Iowa Went Missing: mid-1997 Crime Location: Muscatine, Iowa Muscatine County Remains Located in Davenport Scott County, Iowa, on October 12, 1999   Vietnam veteran Roger Dean Hill, a 44-year-old father of three, disappeared from […]

Denise and Dixie Eberly

On November 15, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Courtesy photo Clarinda Herald Journal The five Eberly children, L to R: Larry, Ricky, Denise, Otis, and Dixie. Denise and Dixie died in the Oct. 15, 1964 fire set at their rural New Market home. Denise and Dixie Eberly Double Homicide Denise Diane Eberly, 3 years old Dixie Lynne Eberly, 13 months old Rural New […]

Coggon

On October 27, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Coggon, Iowa   Homicide Carl Anthony Brunen 81 YOA Coggon, Iowa Ryan, Iowa Delaware County DCI Case # 72-00427 November 8, 1972 On Wednesday, November 8, 1972, just one day before his 82nd birthday, Carl Anthony Brunen was beaten to death in front of his rural Delaware County home six miles northwest of Coggon, […]

Randy Dawson

On October 22, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Randy Scott Dawson Homicide Randall “Randy” Scott Dawson 52 YOA 302 E. 10th St. Waterloo, Iowa Black Hawk County December 24, 2014   Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing   Randall “Randy” Scott Dawson, 52, was shot multiple times at his Waterloo home on Christmas Eve, 2014. Waterloo police said officers and paramedics responded to […]

Gone Cold: Exploring Iowa’s Unsolved Murders

On August 23, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

About Gone Cold   Gone Cold: Exploring Iowa’s Unsolved Murders is a collaborative partnership with the Iowa Newspaper Association and Iowa news organizations to revisit some of the most brutal and mystifying homicides in state history. The weekly series will feature a number of the state’s 438 unsolved murders, with articles published simultaneously across the state in […]

Ashley Downing

On August 21, 2015, in , by Jody Ewing

Ashley Downing Homicide Ashley Downing 77 YOA Westgate, Iowa Fayette County January 4, 1933 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Barely a year after his wife’s death, Ashley Downing, a 77-year-old chicken farmer, was shot and killed Wednesday, Jan. 4, 1933, inside his rural Westgate home. Downing lived alone on a 240-acre farm about eight […]