Joshua Wellman

On April 19, 2019, in , by Jody Ewing

Joshua Ryan Wellman Missing Person Joshua Ryan Wellman Age at Report: 35 Date of Birth: July 29, 1980 Weight: 175 lbs. Height: 5’05” Race: White Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown Sex: Male Incident Type: Other adult missing Missing From: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Linn County Investigating Agency: Cedar Rapids Police Department Agency Case Number: 201516983 NamUs Case […]

Myrtle Cook

On January 10, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing

Myrtle Cook Homicide Myrtle Underwood Cook 51 YOA 703 Third Avenue Vinton, IA Benton County September 7, 1925   Myrtle Cook, 51, was sitting near the window of her Vinton, Iowa, home, rewriting and rehearsing aloud her speech to an upcoming Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) meeting when she was shot through the home’s window. […]

James Huff Jr.

On December 31, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

James Charles Huff, Jr. Homicide James Charles Huff, Jr. 26 YOA 3319 56th Street Trail Center Point, IA Two miles SE of Urbana, IA Between Linn and Benton counties DCI Case # 77-00102 Crime Date: January 1, 1977 Date of Death: January 5, 1977   James Charles Huff, Jr., a farm hand who worked at […]

John Albert Rose

On December 15, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

John Albert Rose Homicide John Albert Rose 35 YOA Vinton, IA Benton County Case Number: 78-02418 April 21, 1978   Case information provided by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and Cedar Rapids Gazette   Four days after his 35th birthday, John Albert Rose was shot in the head in Benton County, Iowa, while visiting […]

Vinton

On October 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Vinton, Iowa           Homicide Myrtle Cook 51 YOA 703 Third Ave. Vinton, IA Benton County September 7, 1925 Myrtle Cook, a Klanswoman and president of the Benton County Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), was shot and killed on September 7, 1925, after publicizing the names of suspected bootleggers. […]

Benton County

On October 21, 2010, in , by Jody Ewing

Cold Cases in Benton County, Iowa *Please Note: The cases listed below are within Benton County but may fall under a city police department’s jurisdiction. They are included here for cross-reference purposes. More specific information may be found on each victim’s individual page.   Homicide Myrtle Cook 51 YOA 703 Third Ave. Vinton, IA Benton […]