Polk County, IA Area Cold Cases

cold-case-record__Clark

Name

Ila Clark

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Found Beaten To Death In Her Marshalltown, Iowa Home On August 29, 2001. An Autopsy Showed The 73-Year-Old Died From Multiple Head Injuries.

Agency

Marshalltown Police Department

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cold-case-record__Bailey Jr

Name

James Bailey Jr

Age

32

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Shot At The I-80 Colfax Ramp In Jasper County, Iowa, While Motorcycling West With Two Friends, 27-Year-Old Paul Philemon And 31-Year-Old Richard Vesey.

Agency

Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation

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cold-case-record__Freimuth

Name

William Freimuth

Age

71

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Shot In The Back Of The Head

Agency

Fort Dodge Police Department

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cold-case-record__Wiese

Name

Anna Wiese

Age

20

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Was Clubbed In The Head, Stabbed Repeatedly In The Breast And Back, And Her Throat Cut From Ear To Ear

Agency

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Bown

Name

Helen Bown

Age

61

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

State Agents Discovered Her Body In The Iowa River In Tama County About Seven Miles East Of Marshalltown And Two Miles Northeast Of Le Grand.

Agency

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Cottrell

Name

Peggy Cottrell

Age

66

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Cottrell Was Last Seen Running Away From The Home Only Minutes Later. A Fisherman Discovered Cottrell’S Purse Along The Banks Of The Iowa River

Agency

Marshall County Sheriff’s Office

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cold-case-record__Foy

Name

Bertha Foy

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Murder

Agency

Fort Dodge Police Department

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cold-case-record__Clark

Name

Wendel Clark

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Two Gunshot Wounds After Being Shot In The Driver’S Seat Of His Car About A Block From His Home.

Agency

Fort Dodge Police Department

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