Mystery of son’s death haunts Urbandale couple

On March 6, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

DesMoinesRegister.com May 2, 2010 Mystery of son’s death haunts Urbandale couple By DANIEL P. FINNEY dafinney@dmreg.com A for-sale sign pokes out of the freshly cut grass in front of Chad and Tammy Parks’ Urbandale home. The gray split-level holds too much anguish for the couple and their daughter Adra, 11, to stay any longer. Nearly […]

Jared Parks

On January 30, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Jared Andrew Parks Homicide Jared Andrew Parks 18 YOA Interstate 35/80 Urbandale, IA Polk County May 11, 2009     Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Polk County in Iowa   Urbandale in Polk County Jared Parks, 18, was found dead on Interstate 35/80 near the Beaver Avenue Bridge in Polk County, Iowa, on Monday, […]

Urbandale

On November 27, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Urbandale, Iowa       Homicide Jared Parks 18 YOA DOB: October 5, 1990 Interstate 35/80 Urbandale, IA (Polk County) May 11, 2009 Jared Parks, 18, was found dead on Interstate 35/80 near the Beaver Avenue Bridge in Polk County, Iowa, on Monday, May 11, 2009. He’d been hit by at least […]

The Puzzling Death of Jared Parks

On May 11, 2010, in Anniversaries, Rewards, by Jody Ewing

One year ago today, 18-year-old Jared Andrews Parks was found dead on Interstate 35/80 near the Beaver Avenue Bridge in Polk County, Iowa. He’d been run over by at least two semi tractor-trailers, and troopers believe a third truck may also have run over the teen. Investigators never found Jared’s cell phone, and his wallet, […]