Concord, IL Area Cold Cases
Name
Doris MorrowAge
60Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Cold case spotlight anyone with information regarding the incident is encouraged to contact the normandy police department at (717) 783-5599.Agency
Normandy Police Department
Name
Lindsay HarrisAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Remains found in illinoisAgency
Illinois State Police
Name
Stuart CraigmilesAge
Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Found dead at home, employed at western illinois correctional center.Agency
Illinois State Police
Name
Jone KnaptonAge
47Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Body found in green riverAgency
Illinois State Police
Name
Agnes KennedyAge
51Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
If agnes mcfedries kennedy had something she believed you liked, you may as well have considered it yours. Whether clothing or some trinket, the bubbly young mother of four and grandmother to two would not only make the other person take what she offered, but in the end leave them feeling they’d just done her a very big favor.Agency
Iowa
Name
Alexander SaucedaAge
23Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
In the early morning hours on friday, october 12, 1973, bettendorf police responded to an anonymous call from a man who said he’d just shot someone. Upon their arrival at the duck creek plaza parking lot located at 852 middle road, officers found 23-year-old alexander torres sauceda slumped in his vehicle’s front seat.Agency
Iowa
Name
Alfred AllenAge
73Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Alfred w. Allen, 73, who hadn’t been seen for several days, was found slain in his davenport, iowa apartment near downtown on friday, feb. 12, 1988. Davenport police said allen’s body was discovered by his landlord, who’d gone to check on the elderly man after not seeing him for several days. Medical examiner r.M. Perkins said allen died sometime on monday, feb. 8, 1988, from a severe blow to the head.Agency
Iowa
Name
Amber HayesAge
712Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Amber marie hayes, 7-1/2 months old, was reported missing by her mother, mary hayes, at 1:30 a.M. On thursday, june 9, 1988. Four days later, parts of the infant’s body, her pink diaper bag and a blanket were discovered in a remote area near lake odessa by two boys riding all-terrain vehicles.Agency
Iowa
Name
Angel HerreraAge
17Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On friday, january 26, 2018, davenport police were called to the 1300 block of warren street and found that 17-year-old angel herrera had been shot. Police responded to the scene at 11:15 p.M. Herrera was taken to genesis medical center-east rusholme street and then transferred to university hospitals, iowa city, where he died the following day.Agency
Iowa
Name
Arthur RansfordAge
36Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Arthur leon ransford, a 36-year-old vietnam veteran, went missing from his keokuk, iowa home in lee county on tuesday, november 22, 1983. His wife reported him missing thanksgiving day. Montrose in lee county montrose in lee county on sunday, may 13, 1984, ransford’s body was found about two miles south of montrose, enclosed in a large yellow bag and buried under cement blocks in a wooded area overlooking the mississippi river. The father of two had been shot in the head before being bagged and buried on the river bluff.Agency
Iowa
Name
Bambi DickAge
17Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Bambi lynn dick, a 17-year-old davenport, iowa, west high school senior, disappeared on september 29, 1983, after attending a quiet riot and axe concert at davenport’s col auditorium. On march 26, 2009, more than 25 years after she went missing, her remains were identified through a dna match to a jane doe discovered in amarillo, texas, on october 8, 1983.Agency
Iowa
Name
Brandy ShepherdAge
29Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Cecil ParisAge
31Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Police believed cecil was shot when he ordered someone off the premises. His own .32 caliber revolver was missing and believed stolen. Money had also been removed but a cheap watch was untouched. Three charcoal tablets had been wrapped in a paper that they think the murderer mistook for a bill and were found on the ground along with the paper.Agency
Iowa
Name
Charles EnglehartAge
70Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On sunday night, september 22, 1935, retired barber charles englehart stopped his car in a davenport alley and was struck twice in the head by an unknown assailant before he could exit the vehicle. The 70-year-old’s body was found slumped against the steering wheel around 10 p.M. In the 700 block of main street and taken to mercy hospital, where they found his skull crushed in two places. Englehart died at 12:10 a.M. From hemorrhaging to the brain caused by the skull fractures.Agency
Iowa
Name
Charles NetherlandAge
25Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Charles william “binx” netherland, 25, was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head at 801 mulberry ave. In muscatine, iowa, on saturday, august 18, 2012.Agency
Iowa
Name
Christy ConnorAge
19Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
On sunday, july 24, 2005, christy joseph “chris” connor was discovered in the trunk of a gray oldsmobile cutlass supreme parked in a driveway adjacent to 215 e. Central park ave. In davenport, iowa. Scott county in iowa scott county in iowa davenport in scott countydavenport in scott county officials used fingerprints to identify the 19-year-old connor.Agency
Iowa
Name
Clara SchieleAge
90Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Clara elizabeth schiele, 90, was mugged and pushed down while climbing the front steps to her davenport home at 1416 main street on thursday, august 3, 1978. According to a cedar rapids gazette article dated august 5, 1978, schiele had lived at the residence since nearly the turn of the century, and was attacked by a black man wearing a nylon mask over his face.Agency
Iowa
Name
Clarence CaseAge
62Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Clarence raymond “ray” case, 62, was found bludgeoned to death inside ray and edith’s travel inn at 1646 w. Locust avenue in davenport, iowa on thursday, february 16, 1961. Case — a world war I veteran — owned and operated the local tavern with his 56-year-old wife, edith.Agency
Iowa
Name
Cody JamesAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Cody james and gary harker met at moline high school in illinois, and remained great friends long after graduation. Even their birthdays were just one month apart. Not surprisingly, they were together on christmas day, 1979, painting in james’ woodcarving shop in moline. Later in the day they stopped painting and hopped into james’ 1965 black chevrolet pickup truck; they had an air compressor to deliver in rock island, ill., and afterwards were to pick up the $500 payment for it in davenport, iowa. The two knew they had enemies and wanted to be prepared — they’d gone so far as to give a roll of film to another friend with explicit instructions:Agency
Iowa
Name
Gary HarkerAge
30Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Cody james and gary harker met at moline high school in illinois, and remained great friends long after graduation. Even their birthdays were just one month apart. Not surprisingly, they were together on christmas day, 1979, painting in james’ woodcarving shop in moline. Later in the day they stopped painting and hopped into james’ 1965 black chevrolet pickup truck; they had an air compressor to deliver in rock island, ill., and afterwards were to pick up the $500 payment for it in davenport, iowa. The two knew they had enemies and wanted to be prepared — they’d gone so far as to give a roll of film to another friend with explicit instructions:Agency
Iowa
Name
Demetrius AllenAge
18Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Oct. 20, 2020 — first-degree murder charges have been leveled against two more men for their alleged roles in the march 5, 2017, killing of 18-year-old demetrius jerome gregory allen jr. The scott county attorney’s office on tuesday charged 24-year-old darryl merritt of cahokia, illinois, and 22-year-old dyon thomas of east st. Louis, illinois, in the shooting death and robbery of allen, whose body was found in the parking lot of brady street stadiumAgency
Iowa
Name
Dolores HornungAge
48Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Dolores a. “toni” (martinez) hornung, 48, was shot to death in her keokuk, iowa home with a 30-30 rifle early sunday morning on valentine’s day, 1999. Lee county in iowa lee county in iowa keokuk in lee countykeokuk in lee county hornung’s daughter called emergency officials about 5:25 p.M. Saying she could not wake her mother, police said in a statement released monday, february 15, 1999. Investigators determined hornung hadn’t died of natural causes and scheduled an autopsy for the following day.Agency
Iowa
Name
Don Jeys SrAge
64Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Caleb donathan “don” jeys, sr., 64, was shot once in the head at close range with a .32- or .38-caliber handgun late on friday, february 18, 1972, at his davenport, iowa home. Davenport police said jeys’ apartment had been ransacked and that a large amount of cash — which jeys had set aside for the purchase of a new van — was missing.Agency
Iowa
Name
Dorothy MillerAge
48Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 morningAgency
Iowa
Name
Du’Jor SimpsonAge
22Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
A 22-year-old man recently paroled from the illinois department of corrections has been named as the victim of friday’s shooting in davenport. Scott county in iowa scott county in iowa davenport in scott countydavenport in scott county du’jor s. Simpson, of davenport, was pronounced dead at genesis medical center-east rusholme street, davenport, after being shot friday morning, davenport police saidAgency
Iowa
Name
Eric RedinboAge
18Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Eric scott redinbo, 18, died friday night, february 12, 1999, from a single blast to the head from a 12-gauge shotgun at a keokuk, iowa home. Officers said they were called to susan anderson’s house on keokuk’s west side around 8:40 p.M. Friday, where they found redinbo’s body. Police said the 12 gauge had accidentally gone off inside the home, hitting redinbo once in the head.Agency
Iowa
Name
Eugenio GarciaAge
36Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
The body of eugenio garcia, 36, was found near the dougherty bridge on county road f-70 about seven miles northwest of muscatine, iowa at 7 a.M. On father’s day, june 21, 1992. Sgt. Greg orr of the muscatine county sheriff’s department reported garcia had been strangled.Agency
Iowa
Name
Felicitas TerrillAge
73Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Seventy-three-year-old felicitas terrill was found dead in her muscatine, iowa home monday morning, april 14, 1986, with four gunshot wounds to the head. Felicitas terrill article courtesy the cedar rapids gazette, tuesday, april 15, 1986 sharon renfro — the victim’s daughter — said when she tried to contact her mother and couldn’t reach her, she called police and asked them to do a welfare check.Agency
Iowa
Name
Frankie CappsAge
24Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Frankie lee capps, a 24-year-old partner in the capps brothers hawkeye standard service station in davenport, iowa, was killed in his davenport home by a shotgun blast to the forehead early on monday, march 13, 1978. Capps’ best friend, dick loughead, an ex-brother-in-law, said he found the body and told police capps had committed suicide. It is unknown what relationship, if any, loughead had with the responding officers, but what eventually came to light is that the shotgun used to shoot capps got wiped down and put back into a closet at the 2903 w. 68th street home in davenport where capps resided with his wife and two young children.Agency
Iowa
Name
Gregory DunbarAge
35Cause of Death
SuspiciousInfo
The body of 35-year-old gregory “greg” dunbar was pulled from the mississippi river near buffalo, iowa, on friday, may 13, 2016, after a caller reported finding a body around 9:20 a.M. The buffalo fire department, buffalo police department, and scott county sheriff’s office responded to the boat ramp off front street, where they pulled the then-unidentified body from the river.Agency
Iowa
Name
Isidro Gomez JrAge
27Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Isidro gomez, jr., of muscatine, iowa, was reported missing to the muscatine police department on december 17, 2007, by jessica ridinger of muscatine, gomez’s girlfriend of eight years. Muscatine county in iowa muscatine county in iowa muscatine in muscatine countymuscatine in muscatine county ridinger said gomez left their muscatine home early that morning and promised to be back before breakfast. When he didn’t come home, ridinger said she knew something was wrong and alerted authorities.Agency
Iowa
Name
Jackie DouthartAge
24Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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 iowaAgency
Iowa
Name
Jacob NeibertAge
53Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Muscatine police officer jacob neibert was shot on saturday, june 13, 1896, after arresting two hobos for vagrancy. The two men overpowered and shot him. Neibert was able to give other officers a description of the two men before succumbing to his wounds. Jacob neupert gravestone courtesy photo marcia fiedler, findagrave.Com jacob neupert is buried at the greenwood cemetery in muscatine two suspects were arrested but later released when officials determined they had nothing to do with the murder.Agency
Iowa
Name
James HarschAge
31Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 trailerAgency
Iowa
Name
James PoggemillerAge
62Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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 suspiciousAgency
Iowa
Name
John RudeAge
51Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
John gail rude, 51, was shot and killed in the basement of his davenport, iowa home on wednesday, december 11, 1974. Rude’s wife, dorothy, told police she discovered her husband’s body the morning of december 14 after returning home from a trip out of townAgency
Iowa
Name
Jorge Gutierrez SrAge
47Cause of Death
Blunt Force TraumaInfo
Jorge l. “george” [or “louie”] Gutierrez, sr., of east moline, ill., was found wrapped in a sleeping bag in the bed of his maroon 1983 chevrolet pickup truck in the early afternoon on tuesday, october 19, 2004. The 47-year-old gutierrez was believed to have been killed two days earlier on oct. 17, 2004.Agency
Iowa
Name
Jovontia JonesAge
16Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
On saturday, may 19, 2018, someone shot 16-year-old jovontia “jovi” jones at the hilltop liquor store on harrison street in davenport. He died from his injuries the next day, may 20thAgency
Iowa
Name
Judith HaeckerAge
18Cause of Death
StrangulationInfo
Judith anne haecker, an 18-year-old palmer junior college student, was found dead in her davenport, iowa, home on sunday, march 7, 1971. Scott county medical examiner dr. Rollin m. Perkins determined the teen had been hit in the head with a blunt object and then strangled with enough force to break a small bone in her throat.Agency
Iowa
Name
Kevin JackAge
21Cause of Death
Hit And RunInfo
Kevin richard jack, a pit crew member of the andy cook stock car racing team, died in a hit-and-run motor vehicle fatality in davenport, iowa, on saturday, june 15, 2002.Agency
Iowa
Name
Keyontrae MilesAge
2Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Keyontrae miles died at his davenport, iowa, home the day he turned two months old. He was the son of melanie miles, 318 western ave., davenport, and kenyatta warren, detroitAgency
Iowa
Name
Kimberly DossAge
14Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Kimberly sue doss, 14, was reported missing to the davenport police department in davenport, iowa, on march 24, 1980. She has not been seen nor heard from since. She is described as a white female with brown hair, brown eyes, and has a gap between her two front teeth. Her incident type is classified as involuntaryAgency
Iowa
Name
Kimberly LooseAge
16Cause of Death
InjuryInfo
Kimberly r. “kim” loose, 16, died friday, september 26, 1986, in rural walcott, iowa, in scott county after leaving her best friend’s 16th birthday party in blue grass, iowa, with 20-year-old jeffery curtis daily, also of blue grass.Agency
Iowa
Name
Lisa MillerAge
15Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Lucile BacherAge
43Cause of Death
homicideInfo
On tuesday afternoon, november 29, 1955, lucile bacher (aka lucille bacher), 43, was killed in the prescription room of the lincoln avenue pharmacy she and her 58-year-old pharmacist husband, henry charles bacher, operated in davenport, iowa.Agency
Iowa
Name
Marcus HamptonAge
28Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Marcus hampton, 28, of davenport, was fatally shot sunday, aug. 20, 2017, in the 100 block of east 35th street in davenport. He became the city’s 10th homicide for 2017. Around 4 a.M. Sunday, officers responded to gunfire in the 100 block of e. 35th street, not far from brady street stadium, police told wqad.Agency
Iowa
Name
Margaret TreeseAge
34Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
On tuesday morning, september 30, 1947, two men on their way to work at credit island park in southwest davenport discovered a woman’s body near the park’s main entrance. Courtesy the independent, oct. 1, 1947 courtesy the independent, oct. 1, 1947 (click to enlarge) the victim was later identified as 34-year-old war widow margaret b. Treese of davenport, formerly of new cumberland, west virginia. Davenport park employees howard whitlock and orville crow found treese’s nude and badly mutilated body at 7:48 a.M. She lay face up with pieces of her clothing scattered about the scene. A battered photo of a young child lay near her body.Agency
Iowa
Name
Maria YbanezAge
16Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Sixteen-year-old maria ybanez lived a hellish life in davenport, iowa, up until the day she went missing on wednesday, june 13, 1973. Scott county in iowa scott county in iowa davenport in scott countydavenport in scott county her parents, kathryn and bernardo “bernie” ybanez, were embroiled in bitter divorce proceedings, and maria was expected to testify against her abusive father in court. Some family members thought maria might also end up testifying about the brutal beatings she and her older brother, roger, regularly endured at the hands of their father.Agency
Iowa
Name
Mark GreenAge
18Cause of Death
InjuryInfo
John r. Green jr., 3, and his 18-month-old brother, mark r. Green, died from injuries sustained in a fire at their davenport, iowa home on saturday, november 24, 1984. The boys were in an upstairs bedroom at the 1512 belle avenue wood-frame house — their mother, 6-year-old sister and an aunt in a downstairs bedroom — when two explosions near the home’s front door set the house ablaze just past noon.Agency
Iowa
Name
John Green JrAge
3Cause of Death
InjuryInfo
John r. Green jr., 3, and his 18-month-old brother, mark r. Green, died from injuries sustained in a fire at their davenport, iowa home on saturday, november 24, 1984. The boys were in an upstairs bedroom at the 1512 belle avenue wood-frame house — their mother, 6-year-old sister and an aunt in a downstairs bedroom — when two explosions near the home’s front door set the house ablaze just past noon.Agency
Iowa