Mount Union, IA Area Cold Cases

Name

Brandy Shepherd

Age

29

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Brandy mae shepherd-margita, 29, of anamosa, iowa, was found dead in a henry county farm field west of wayland near highway 78 on friday, august 9, 2019. Wayland in henry county (wikipedia) the mother of four young children had been missing since august 2. The henry county sheriff’s office said a farmhand found her body around noon while checking on livestock and the property’s fence line.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Dorothy Miller

Age

48

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Dorothy h. Miller, a 48-year-old bolick realty saleswoman and grandmother of two, was killed on monday evening, august 18, 1969, in an unoccupied, two-story frame house at 118 grand street in burlington, iowa. Des moines county in iowa des moines county in iowa burlington in des moines countyburlington in des moines county dorothy reportedly had an appointment to show a house in burlington that day to a man who identified himself as robert clark. When she didn’t return home that evening, her husband reported her missing the following morning

Agency

Iowa

Name

Jackie Douthart

Age

24

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Jackie leigh douthart, the mother of a small child, was reported missing to the mount pleasant police department on may 22, 2011, when she didn’t return home after a night out with friends. When last seen, jackie was wearing a zebra-striped shirt, a black vest, blue jeans and flip flops. Douthart’s disappearance, along with that of elizabeth syperda — a 22-year-old mount pleasant woman who went missing july 17, 2000 — frustrated both investigators and residents of mount pleasant, a city of about 8,700 people in southeastern iowa

Agency

Iowa

Name

James Harsch

Age

31

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On saturday afternoon, may 13, 1978, the burlington police department received a call about a dead body in a trailer home on mill dam road north of burlington on the city-county line. The anonymous caller phoned the burlington police dispatch center at 11:42 a.M. Saturday, saying that a body would be found in the trailer

Agency

Iowa

Name

James Poggemiller

Age

62

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

James keith poggemiller, 62, was found dead friday, may 24, 2019, inside his 1127 s. 13th street home in burlington, and officials are treating his death as suspicious

Agency

Iowa

Name

Lisa Miller

Age

15

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On sunday, oct. 9, 1977, six days after her parents reported her as a runaway, lisa elaine miller, 15, was found dead in a wooded area off lower sullivan slough road near the iowa southern utilities generating station 3-1/2 miles southeast of burlington, iowa. The area, about 1-1/4 miles east of summer street road, is a popular recreation spot. The teen had been reported missing oct. 3, 1977.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Steven Leasure

Age

52

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Steven leasure, 52, went missing from burlington, iowa, on saturday, may 2, 2015, and was reported missing to the burlington police department.Relatives said they last saw leasure alive saturday at a house in the 1400 block of gnahn street. Others reported seeing leasure later that day at the circle k convenience store at 1012 maple street, putting air into his blue gt bicycle tires.A passerby found the bicycle at lake west on tuesday, june 9, 2015, and officials verified it as leasure’s bike via the serial number.Investigators searched the lake with a sonar-equipped boat, but found no trace of leasure.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Terry Page

Age

36

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Terry lee page, 36, of burlington, iowa, was shot and killed outside his 1205 franklin street residence on the edge of north hill in the early morning hours tuesday, june 25, 2013.

Agency

Iowa