Warren A. Swanson Homicide Warren Albert Swanson 53 YOA 709 25th Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1984-37964 October 1, 1984 Case information provided by the Des Moines Police Department Warren Albert Swanson, a 53-year-old military veteran who served with the US Army during the Korean Conflict, was slain inside his 709 […]
John “Johnie” Edward Clinton Homicide John Edward Clinton 68 YOA 1525 Walker Street Des Moines, IA Polk County Case # 1978-41681 Found: Friday, Oct. 27, 1978 Estimated Date of Death: Oct. 18 – 20, 1978 Case information by Jody Ewing John Edward “Johnie” Clinton — a 68-year-old retiree and World War II veteran who often […]
Ernest Harold Lilly Sr. Homicide Ernest Harold Lilly Sr. 50 YOA “Frank’s Place” 3940 McDonald Ave. 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. — a 50-year-old US Navy World War II veteran — […]
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 […]
Norma Mae Maynard Missing Person Name: Norma Mae (Schlicht) Maynard Age at Report: 61 DOB: September 2, 1917 Weight: 175 lbs. Height: 5’03” Hair: Grey Eyes: Blue Incident Type: Involuntary disappearance Missing From: Boone, IA Boone County Investigating Agencies: Boone Police Department and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Boone Police Department Case Number: 79936 Iowa […]
Lowell Thomas Stumo Homicide Lowell Thomas Stumo 48 YOA Northwood, IA Worth County (jurisdiction) DCI Case # 97-13243 Sunday, December 7, 1997 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Lowell Stumo, 48, a former U.S. Army Sgt. who served in Vietnam, was shot to death sometime on Sunday, December 7, 1997, near his farmhouse […]
Woodbury County in Iowa Correctionville in Woodbury County Leo Joseph Smith Homicide Leo Joseph Smith 56 YOA Correctionville, IA Woodbury County DCI Case # 69-00525 April 10, 1969 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Early Thursday, April 10, 1969, Iowa Highway Patrol officers discovered the body of 56-year-old Leo Joseph Smith — a […]
William Lawrence Meadows Homicide William Lawrence Meadows 36 YOA Hartmann Packing Plant Plainfield, IA Bremer County DCI Case # 61-00280 January 23, 1961 Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing Town Marshal William Lawrence Meadows, 36, was shot and killed on Monday, January 23, 1961, while investigating a burglary in progress at the Hartmann Packing Plant […]
Guthrie County in Iowa Casey in Guthrie County Roscoe Donnel Harris Homicide Roscoe D. Harris 46 YOA Rural Route Casey, Iowa Guthrie County DCI Case # 63-00639 July 6, 1963 On July 6, 1963, 46-year-old Roscoe Donnel Harris was shot in the left chest with a single shot .22 caliber rifle. When […]
Robert M. Clary Homicide Robert M. Clary 48 YOA 419 1/2 14th Avenue S. Clinton, IA (Jurisdiction) Clinton County DCI Case # 82-05190 September 29, 1982 Case information provided by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Clinton Police Department Robert M. Clary, 48, was shot in the chest at his Clinton, Iowa, mobile […]
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