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. […]
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 […]
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