Nebo, IL Area Cold Cases
Name
Arnold HayesAge
50Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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 IIAge
21Cause of Death
UndeterminedInfo
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 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
Sherry LewisAge
30Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Found in macon county residenceAgency
Illinois State Police
Name
Shana JarosAge
Cause of Death
StabbingInfo
Found stabbed in apartmentAgency
Illinois State Police
Name
Inita ThomasAge
35Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Found near illinois route 6 and knoxville avenue. Suspected involvement in prostitution.Agency
Illinois State Police
Name
Olen RandallAge
66Cause of Death
TraumaInfo
Found on floor of residence. Death ruled a homicide.Agency
Illinois State Police
Name
Jeremy ChappelearAge
20Cause of Death
Hit and RunInfo
Found on buckeye trail, possibly killed while walking home.Agency
Illinois State Police
Name
Melissa PeskeyAge
40Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Missouri State Highway Patrol
Name
Russell MontjoyAge
62Cause of Death
MurderInfo
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Missouri State Highway Patrol
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Willard WoodringAge
42Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Willard c. Woodring, the 42-year-old owner of the former hawkeye hotel in keokuk, iowa, and richard g. Buchanan, 42, of colona, illinois, were taken into the hotel’s kitchen on sunday, october 9, 1960, where they were bound, gagged, and then shot in the back of the head when they tried to flee.Keokuk police discovered the bodies that evening after someone phoned authorities to report a shooting at the well-known house of prostitution.Police chief george jones said police immediately launched a 3-state search for a youthful-looking man and woman.Witnesses described the man as about 25 years old with black hair and clad in a black leather jacket. The woman, about 22-23 years old, was described as having short red hair and wearing a lavender dress.According to the gazette, authorities said they thought the pair were armed with an automatic pistol and driving a car with illinois license plates.Agency
Iowa
Name
Richard BuchananAge
49Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Willard c. Woodring, the 42-year-old owner of the former hawkeye hotel in keokuk, iowa, and richard g. Buchanan, 42, of colona, illinois, were taken into the hotel’s kitchen on sunday, october 9, 1960, where they were bound, gagged, and then shot in the back of the head when they tried to flee.Keokuk police discovered the bodies that evening after someone phoned authorities to report a shooting at the well-known house of prostitution.Police chief george jones said police immediately launched a 3-state search for a youthful-looking man and woman.Witnesses described the man as about 25 years old with black hair and clad in a black leather jacket. The woman, about 22-23 years old, was described as having short red hair and wearing a lavender dress.According to the gazette, authorities said they thought the pair were armed with an automatic pistol and driving a car with illinois license plates.Agency
Iowa
Name
Robert KellarAge
20Cause of Death
MissingInfo
Robert lee kellar, 20, was last seen on feb. 12, 1990 in muscatine, iowa, right before he left on a cross-country trip. His family assumed he would be back, but they never saw him again.At the time he went missing, robert was described as a 6-foot-1 white male with brown hair, brown eyes, and weighing about 135 pounds. He sometimes went by the name of rob heuton.Family members said he wasn’t acting like himself in the months prior to his disappearance and believe he may have been using drugs. They always assumed he’d be back, and didn’t report him missing until two years after he left on his last cross-country trip.The investigation concluded he left the area voluntarily because there was no indication of foul play in his disappearance when he left. Foul play is now considered a possibility because family members don’t believe kellar would have gone more than 25 years without contacting any family members.Robert has two small scars on his left cheek, a small scar below his right eye and a small scar on his right wrist.Agency
Iowa
Name
Roger HillAge
44Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
Vietnam veteran roger dean hill, a 44-year-old father of three, disappeared from davenport, iowa, in mid-1997. His remains, found wrapped in a plastic tarp, were discovered tuesday, oct. 12, 1999, outside davenport’s city limits.According to hill’s obituary, he died in muscatine in muscatine county.Hill had recently been released from the veteran’s hospital in knoxville, iowa, visited a daughter in maquoketa, and allegedly had been hitchhiking back to davenport when he went missing.Agency
Iowa
Name
Scott TompkinsAge
23Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Scott m. Tompkins, 23, was shot by an assailant(s) on november 29, 1995, while stopped to fix his windshield wipers at the intersection of park avenue and harrison street in muscatine, iowa.Tompkins, 23, was found wounded at 9:43 p.M. Only blocks from the hardee’s restaurant where he worked as the assistant manager. He was transported to muscatine general hospital, where he was able to make a statement to police before dying.Park said tompkins had worked at the restaurant for six years but did not work the day of his murder. He said tompkins had a real good future with the restaurant and “would do anything for anybody.”tompkins lived on the city’s south side. His car was found on grand avenue a block away from his body, and reports indicated a trail of blood led from the vehicle to where his body was found.Agency
Iowa
Name
Steven LeasureAge
52Cause of Death
MissingInfo
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 PageAge
36Cause of Death
HomicideInfo
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
Name
Barry LoweryAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Found shot inside residenceAgency
Illinois State Police
Name
Truman SmithAge
Cause of Death
ShootingInfo
Shot at fresh warehouse, mccasland avenue.Agency
Illinois State Police
Name
Stuart CraigmilesAge
Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Found dead at home, employed at western illinois correctional center.Agency
Illinois State Police