Beaman, IA Area Cold Cases

Name

Alex Bullerman

Age

18

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Waterloo, iowa, was shot in the college hill commercial district adjacent to the university of northern iowa campus in cedar falls early on saturday, november 11, 2017.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Dennis Clougherty

Age

23

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On monday, august 12, 1974, sometime between the hours of 10:30 p.M. And midnight, someone shot 23-year-old dennis clougherty five times in the chest and left his body along union road, south of first street in cedar falls, iowa. A passing motorist discovered the body early the following morning about 100 yards off u.S. Route 20 in black hawk county.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Edward Uhlenhopp

Age

85

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Edward r. “ed” uhlenhopp, 85, was killed on friday, june 29, 2001, when the honda moped he was driving in ackley, iowa, was struck by an unidentified truck that did not stop. The iowa state patrol and hardin county sheriff’s office reported that uhlenhopp died at the scene. Uhlenhopp, a wwii us army veteran, was driving southbound on butler street and attempting to make a left turn into a private driveway on fourth avenue when the truck, following closely behind the moped, made an attempt to pass on the left. The vehicles collided and the truck kept on going.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Helen Bown

Age

61

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Mrs. Helen mae bown, a 61-year-old widow, was last seen alive in her marshalltown, iowa, home on monday, oct. 2, 1973, and reported missing on sunday, oct. 7. Marshall county, iowa marshall county in iowa three weeks later on halloween day, state agents discovered her body on the bank of the iowa river northwest of montour in tama county, about seven miles east of marshalltown and two miles northeast of le grand. Investigators on scene included tama and marshall county sheriff’s officers, marshalltown police, dci agents, tama county medical examiner dr. C.W. Maplethorpe, and tama county attorney jared bauch.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Ila Clark

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Ila mae clark was 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

Iowa

Name

Mattie Zabel

Age

45

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Mattie lou zabel, a 45-year-old teacher’s aide who worked at river hills school in cedar falls, iowa, was reported missing to the cedar falls police department on march 21, 1978. Black hawk county in iowa black hawk county in iowa cedar falls in black hawk countycedar falls in black county zabel was last seen by her family on march 21, 1978, in her hometown of cedar falls. She left behind not only her husband, jack, and three children, but also a frozen chicken thawing in the kitchen sink that was to be the family’s dinner. No clothing was taken, and she would not have had the assets to just walk away. There was no indication that she just got frustrated and left.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Norman Gant Jr

Age

21

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Norman carroll gant jr., 21, of waterloo, iowa, was shot in the 1800 block of tremont street in cedar falls, iowa, on sunday, june 1, 2014. Police chief jeff olson said police were dispatched to the area at 1:36 a.M., where they found gant lying in a yard with life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. Gant — who lived at 1725 e. Fourth street in waterloo — was found on the lawn of a residential home next to a rental property where a loud party occurred saturday night.Paramedics transported gant to sartori hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. In a press release, police said the shooter “remains at large” but that the public in the area was not at risk. They did not release a description of the shooter.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Peggy Cottrell

Age

66

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Peggy ann cottrell resided at the southridge nursing home in marshalltown, iowa. A relative dropped her off at the facility at approximately 6:30 p.M. On may 26, 2001, and cottrell was last seen running away from the home only minutes later. Authorities believe she left of her own accord, and said she had no history of dementia.Cottrell was last seen wearing a white sweater with a pink and blue design and dark-colored slacks. She is described as a white female, 66 years of age at the time of disappearance, 5’07”, and weighing 167 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.“we talked with the family members at the time and they said she was in a good mood,” police chief jack mcallister said in a 2008 story about the case.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Rita Papakee

Age

41

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Rita papakee, a 41-year-old mother of four, vanished january 16, 2015, after leaving the meskwaki bingo casino hotel near tama, iowa. Family members reported her missing to the meskwaki nation police in tama on february 18, 2015.The police are asking for assistance to help locate her.After she first went missing, police said they believed she may be in the des moines or cedar rapids area.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Norman Gant

Age

21

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Waterloo Police Department