Milton, IL Area Cold Cases

Name

Arnold Hayes

Age

50

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Cold case spotlight arnold hayes was running for maries county sheriff in july, 1972 when he was ambushed, shot and killed while sitting outside his home in south central missouri. Authorities arrested 2 men in connection with mr. Hayes' murder but the charges were later dropped "Pending further investigation". No charges have been filed since. If you have any information on the 1972 murder of arnold hayes, you are asked to please contact the maries county sheriff's office at (573) 422-3381.

Agency

Maries County Sheriff's Office

Name

Douglas Shondel II

Age

21

Cause of Death

Undetermined

Info

Many things don’t add up in 21-year-old douglas james shondel ii’s mysterious march 2001 death. Jefferson county in iowa jefferson county in iowa fairfield in jefferson countyfairfield in jefferson county shondel’s pregnant girlfriend, crystal knight, told officials on sunday, march 11, 2001, that she’d found him unresponsive in the bathtub of the couple’s 100 n. 16th st. Apartment in fairfield, iowa, the water still running from the shower. Rather than ask to use the next-door neighbor’s telephone to call 911, knight walked one and one-half blocks to gather some of the couple’s friends, who returned to the 16th street apartment with her to allegedly clean everything before anyone called emts.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Doris Morrow

Age

60

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

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 Harris

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Remains found in illinois

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Caleb Witty

Age

17

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Agency

Decatur Police Department

Name

Sherry Lewis

Age

30

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Found in macon county residence

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Shana Jaros

Age

Cause of Death

Stabbing

Info

Found stabbed in apartment

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Inita Thomas

Age

35

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Found near illinois route 6 and knoxville avenue. Suspected involvement in prostitution.

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Olen Randall

Age

66

Cause of Death

Trauma

Info

Found on floor of residence. Death ruled a homicide.

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Jeremy Chappelear

Age

20

Cause of Death

Hit and Run

Info

Found on buckeye trail, possibly killed while walking home.

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Carol Rofstad

Age

21

Cause of Death

Trauma

Info

Found unconscious, later died from head injuries.

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Melissa Peskey

Age

40

Cause of Death

Gun/Firearm

Info

Agency

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Name

Russell Montjoy

Age

62

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Agency

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Name

Jone Knapton

Age

47

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Body found in green river

Agency

Illinois State Police

Name

Agnes Kennedy

Age

51

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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

Alfred Allen

Age

73

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Hayes

Age

712

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Herrera

Age

17

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Ransford

Age

36

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Dick

Age

17

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 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

Cecil Paris

Age

31

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Englehart

Age

70

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Netherland

Age

25

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Connor

Age

19

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Schiele

Age

90

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Case

Age

62

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 James

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Harker

Age

30

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Allen

Age

18

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 stadium

Agency

Iowa

Name

Dolores Hornung

Age

48

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Sr

Age

64

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 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

Du’Jor Simpson

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 said

Agency

Iowa

Name

Eric Redinbo

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Garcia

Age

36

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 Terrill

Age

73

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Capps

Age

24

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 Dunbar

Age

35

Cause of Death

Suspicious

Info

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 Jr

Age

27

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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 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

Jacob Neibert

Age

53

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 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

John Rude

Age

51

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 town

Agency

Iowa

Name

Jorge Gutierrez Sr

Age

47

Cause of Death

Blunt Force Trauma

Info

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 Jones

Age

16

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

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 20th

Agency

Iowa

Name

Judith Haecker

Age

18

Cause of Death

Strangulation

Info

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 Jack

Age

21

Cause of Death

Hit And Run

Info

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 Miles

Age

2

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

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, detroit

Agency

Iowa