Sioux Center, IA Area Cold Cases
Name
Alta BraunAge
12Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Twelve-year-old alta marie braun of le mars, iowa, was raped and strangled sometime monday evening, august 20, 1917, after going to the yankee robinson circus.Agency
Iowa
Name
Town Joseph KaschmitterAge
53Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On saturday, march 25, 1911, town marshal joseph kaschmitter (last name sometimes spelled kashmetter or kashmitter) was shot at approximately 1 a.M. As he walked near the alton, iowa depotAgency
Iowa
Name
Lisa Vander EschAge
19Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Darwin vander esch, an expert marksman who said he “accidentally” shot his wife in the head in september 1982, was arrested by the idaho county sheriff’s office on sunday, dec. 1, 2024, and charged with several domestic violence-related charges, including felony attempted strangulation and domestic battery, according to a lewiston tribune article dated dec. 2, 2024.Agency
Iowa
Name
Wilma NissenAge
23Cause of Death
Robbery/MurderInfo
Lyon county chief deputy jerry birkey announced may 2, 2016, a major development in the 38-year-old cold case of wilma june nissen, the woman found in a country road ditch in october 1978.Investigators released a photo of one of the women they believe is responsible for wilma nissen’s death.“our suspect was an escort, a prostitute, a dancer, who liked to rob other escorts, prostitutes and dancers,” birkey said in a ksfy story that aired may 2, describing the motive for wilma nissen’s murder as robbery.Agency
Iowa
Name
Wilma NissenAge
23Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Agency
Lyon County Sheriff's Department