Zumbro Falls, MN Area Cold Cases

Name

Alex Bullerman

Age

18

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Waterloo, iowa, was shot in the college hill commercial district adjacent to the university of northern iowa campus in cedar falls early on saturday, november 11, 2017.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Alonzo Quinn

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On friday, january 3, 2003, waterloo police discovered the bodies of alonzo nakia quinn, 27, and rhiannon marie olsen, 22, inside quinn’s home at 1001 hartman avenue in waterloo. Olsen was nine months pregnant with quinn’s child

Agency

Iowa

Name

Rhiannon Olsen

Age

22

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On friday, january 3, 2003, waterloo police discovered the bodies of alonzo nakia quinn, 27, and rhiannon marie olsen, 22, inside quinn’s home at 1001 hartman avenue in waterloo. Olsen was nine months pregnant with quinn’s child

Agency

Iowa

Name

Ashley Downing

Age

77

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Barely a year after his wife’s death, ashley downing, a 77-year-old chicken farmer, was shot and killed wednesday, jan. 4, 1933, inside his rural westgate home. Downing lived alone on a 240-acre farm about eight miles northwest of oelwein. He owned a total of about 800 acres in fayette county, and also owned around 800 acres in minnesota.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Becky Lawless

Age

59

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Becky simpson lawless, 59, of waterloo, was apparently walking home from a tavern in the early morning hours on monday, april 9, 2012, when she was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the area of washington street and west mullan avenue.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Brian Dietrich

Age

30

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

He’d planned to take his new baby daughter out trick-or-treating that october night in 1993. Brian dietrich — the son of [then] Clayton county sheriff verdean dietrich — was known for his biker lifestyle and “living off the land” in rural garnavillo, iowa, but made regular trips across the mississippi river to prairie du chien, wis., to sell ginseng.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Martavious Robinson

Age

20

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Rash died that same evening. Robinson died the following tuesday, september 24, at allen hospital. By march, waterloo police announced they were mounting simultaneous, coordinated investigations to crack two unsolved murder cases in the previous six months that left four people and a near-term unborn child dead, in addition to a march 6, 2003 shooting that left two men critically injured.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Calvin Rash

Age

29

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Rash died that same evening. Robinson died the following tuesday, september 24, at allen hospital. By march, waterloo police announced they were mounting simultaneous, coordinated investigations to crack two unsolved murder cases in the previous six months that left four people and a near-term unborn child dead, in addition to a march 6, 2003 shooting that left two men critically injured.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Cartha Pearson

Age

26

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Cartha “jack” pearson, 26, of 714 south view drive in waterloo, iowa, was found dead in his car thursday, july 29, 1993, from bullet wounds to his stomach and chest, and cedar valley crime stoppers is asking witnesses in the decades-old unsolved murder to come forward with any known information about the case. A waterloo cedar falls courier article dated august 16, 1993, said pearson was shot to death in an alley between the 100 block of sumner and cottage streets after he allegedly cheated some drug dealers by not paying them or only partially paying them for drugs.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Daniel Andersen

Age

4

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Four-year-old daniel j. Andersen was reported missing to the black hawk county sheriff’s office in waterloo, iowa, on january 25, 1992. The toddler was last seen wearing blue snow-pants and a blue jacket near finchford, iowa, about five miles north of cedar falls. At the time of his disappearance, he was described as a 3-foot tall white male with brown hair, brown eyes, and weighing about 50 pounds. According to a cedar rapids gazette article published january 27, 1992, the black hawk county sheriff’s department said the boy was visiting at a house on newell road with his father, david andersen.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Dariusz Szczeponek

Age

25

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Dariusz “darek” szczeponek, a 25-year-old university of northern iowa student, was shot to death wednesday night, september 29, 1993, at annie’s launderette on 819 sycamore st. In waterloo, iowa, during an apparent robbery attempt. Szczeponek, a young polish immigrant who worked at the launderette to earn money for college, was shot about 7:47 p.M. By a gunman wearing a ski mask and pronounced dead a half-hour later at allen memorial hospital. Officials believe keith trenell taylor is likely responsible for szczeponek’s homicide; taylor currently is incarcerated at the michigan reformatory in ionia, mich.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Darrell Lanier

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

The 22-year-old lifelong waterloo resident was about three blocks from home when he was shot and collapsed. He lingered unconscious at unitypoint health-allen hospital for three days and underwent two surgeries before dying early friday from internal injuries associated with the bullet wounds, police said.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Denelius Nesby

Age

55

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Denelius nesby, 55, was shot multiple times in a waterloo, iowa, parking lot on sunday, january 22, 2017. Officers were called to the 700 block of logan avenue for a report of gunfire around 5:05 a.M. Sunday, and found nesby on the ground near a car parked in the lot to the south of greer funeral home.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Dennis Clougherty

Age

23

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On monday, august 12, 1974, sometime between the hours of 10:30 p.M. And midnight, someone shot 23-year-old dennis clougherty five times in the chest and left his body along union road, south of first street in cedar falls, iowa. A passing motorist discovered the body early the following morning about 100 yards off u.S. Route 20 in black hawk county.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Dennis Washburn

Age

69

Cause of Death

Trauma

Info

Dennis dwaine washburn — a 69-year-old united states navy and vietnam war veteran who didn’t have a vehicle and walked with the assistance of a walker — was found unconscious with head injuries near longfellow elementary school in waterloo, iowa, on memorial day, may 26, 2014. Washburn sustained blunt force trauma injuries and a broken neck, and died from his injuries early thursday, june 5, 2014.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Diane Courbat

Age

34

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Diane courbat, 34, was shot in the head in the early morning hours on tuesday, august 3, 1993. Two waterloo police officers on routine patrol found courbat lying in the northwest parking lot of the cedar river exchange park about 2:30 a.M. Courbat, who resided at 538 montero drive, was described as a 5-foot-5 black female weighing about 130 pounds and dressed in a red tank top, cutoff blue jean shorts, red socks and black shoes. She died three days later at university of iowa hospitals in iowa city. Black hawk county in iowa black hawk county in iowa waterloo in black hawk countywaterloo in black hawk county courbat reportedly was breathing when officers found her, and underwent brain surgery that same day. She remained in critical condition at university hospitals until her death at 9:08 p.M. Friday.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Diane Martin

Age

48

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Diane martin, 48, was shot in her waterloo home around 9:45 p.M. On monday, sept. 10, 2018. She was later pronounced dead at unitypoint health-allen hospital. Police investigators returned to 84 ricker st. On tuesday, sept. 11, 2018, after a woman had been shot and killed at the home the night before. Jeff reinitz | jeff.Reinitz@wcfcourier.Com on september 12th, 2018 an autopsy was conducted by the iowa state medical examiner’s office and determined diane martin died as the result of a single gunshot wound, police announced in a press release. Police records show martin had reported gunfire at her home multiple times in the past few years, but no injuries were reported.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Edward Uhlenhopp

Age

85

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Edward r. “ed” uhlenhopp, 85, was killed on friday, june 29, 2001, when the honda moped he was driving in ackley, iowa, was struck by an unidentified truck that did not stop. The iowa state patrol and hardin county sheriff’s office reported that uhlenhopp died at the scene. Uhlenhopp, a wwii us army veteran, was driving southbound on butler street and attempting to make a left turn into a private driveway on fourth avenue when the truck, following closely behind the moped, made an attempt to pass on the left. The vehicles collided and the truck kept on going.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Ethan Kazmerzak

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Ethan kazmerzak, 22, was reported missing to the hampton police department in hampton, iowa, on sept. 15, 2013. Hampton in franklin county hampton in franklin county franklin county in iowa franklin county in iowa he was last seen in rural hampton around 12 a.M. Sunday, sept. 15, 2013, and wore a teal/white printed shirt and peach/orange shorts. According to findethan.Com, kazmerzak was seen in several area pubs on sept. 14, including pit row and the red moose in hampton as well as duck’s in aredale. He reportedly was last seen at a party at a gravel pit pond located behind a house in the 1400 block of 190th street. Police say kazmerzak’s cell phone was last used around 12:30 a.M. On sept. 15 at the intersection of 190th street and olive avenue, and that his atm card has reportedly not been used since sept. 14.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Friedrich Widmann

Age

30

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Patrolman fred p. Widmann was shot and killed by burglars on wednesday, october 11, 1908, while walking his beat. Widmann was the first waterloo officer to die in the line of duty. Widman was 30 years old and had served with the waterloo police department for two years. No suspect was ever apprehended and his murder remains unsolved.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Fredrick Webber

Age

33

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Fredrick “dewayne” webber, a 33-year-old passenger in a sport utility vehicle, died after being struck by gunfire around 3:55 p.M. Friday, july 14, 2017, in waterloo, iowa. An autopsy was scheduled for july 17, 2017.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Gladys Held

Age

83

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Gladys d. Held, an 83-year-old retired personal secretary, was beaten and strangled at a waterloo senior citizens home around 11 p.M. On wednesday, december 8, 1993. Held resided alone in a third-floor apartment at the walnut court retirement community complex at 315 walnut street. A senior home companion became concerned when held didn’t show up for an in-house worship service thursday, and went to held’s apartment to check on her at approximately 11 a.M.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Gregory Walker Jr

Age

33

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Gregory kent walker jr., a 33-year-old father of four and lifelong waterloo resident, was shot during an attempted robbery in the early morning hours on saturday, may 19, 2018, at a waterloo home. Relatives said he was supposed to travel to des moines to referee a basketball game that day. Paramedics with waterloo fire rescue took him to unitypoint-allen hospital, where he later was pronounced dead.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Jacob Biretz

Age

48

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Jacob “jake” biretz, an 87-year-old retired mechanic, was found dead in his apartment at a waterloo retirement home on friday, december 10, 1993. The following day, waterloo police said they were investigating the death as a homicide. Biretz was found on his sofa, his arms crossed over his chest. He’d been suffocated with a pillow. According to his death certificate, it took several minutes for him to die

Agency

Iowa

Name

Jeffery Zolliecoffer

Age

23

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On friday, september 15, 1989, a child playing by the cedar river told nearby adults he had found a mannequin or body in the river. When police were notified at 6:40 p.M. That day, they discovered the body of jeffery “jo jo” howard zolliecoffer about a half-mile north of waterloo’s business district.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Julie Benning

Age

18

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

She had a quick smile and a zany laugh. She was bright, beautiful, spunky, and ambitious. She loved getting out to meet people and making things happen. She loved live music and the weekly top 100 countdown. Her creativity spilled over into every aspect of her life; she not only designed and sewed her own dresses, but painted landscapes and portraits of all things closest to her heart.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Justin Dollen

Age

27

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Justin montravious dollen, 27, was shot early sunday morning, aug. 30, 2015 outside the porsches theater of arts located at 1850 w. Airline highway in waterloo, iowa. Authorities said the shooting happened around 3:30 a.M. Sunday and that dollen sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was transferred to iowa city from an area hospital and died a short time later from his injuries

Agency

Iowa

Name

L matlock

Age

37

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

On july 5, 2004, josephine matlock watched her 37-year-old brother l.C. Matlock walk across the mullan avenue bridge in waterloo, iowa, and disappear into the distance. L.C. Was never seen nor heard from again.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Lee Rolfe

Age

48

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Lee allan rolfe, a 48-year-old registered sex offender, disappeared from his rural garber, iowa home on april 13, 2008. He was reported missing to the clayton county sheriff’s office in elkader that same day. Lee allan rolfe (courtesy namus) lee allan rolfe (courtesy namus) officials described rolfe — aka “rolfey rolfe” — as a 5-foot-9 white male with blue eyes, brown hair, and weighing 230 pounds. Rolfe wears glasses, has a tattoo of yosemite sam on his upper left arm, and was on anti-depressant medication at the time of his disappearance.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Marquavion Brown

Age

19

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Marquavion d. Brown, 19, was shot to death in waterloo, iowa, on saturday, nov. 23, 2019, while sitting in a car with a friend. Black hawk county in iowa black hawk county in iowa waterloo in black hawk countywaterloo in black hawk county also injured in the shooting was 21-year-old quintorey farshawn d’quan kemp, who, along with brown, was transported to unitypoint-allen hospital, where brown was pronounced dead. Kemp was then transferred to university of iowa hospitals and clinics in iowa city for further treatment.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Martavious Johnson

Age

17

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Martavious taveros “tay tay” johnson, a 17-year-old former football player for east high school in waterloo, was shot in the back on thursday, january 5, 2012, after cracking a joke.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Mattie Zabel

Age

45

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Mattie lou zabel, a 45-year-old teacher’s aide who worked at river hills school in cedar falls, iowa, was reported missing to the cedar falls police department on march 21, 1978. Black hawk county in iowa black hawk county in iowa cedar falls in black hawk countycedar falls in black county zabel was last seen by her family on march 21, 1978, in her hometown of cedar falls. She left behind not only her husband, jack, and three children, but also a frozen chicken thawing in the kitchen sink that was to be the family’s dinner. No clothing was taken, and she would not have had the assets to just walk away. There was no indication that she just got frustrated and left.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Melvin Gallagher

Age

22

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

His young adult life had started out with a few uncertainties, but 22-year-old melvin james gallagher was finding his footing and making plans for what he hoped would be a bright future. He’d been deeply in love with two different women — gloria and patricia — and wanted to settle down with a good job and start raising a family. He’d first been engaged to patricia, but after much soul searching, realized it was gloria with whom he wanted to spend his life. He and patricia broke off their engagement, and a short time after they went their separate ways, patricia discovered she was pregnant with gallagher’s child.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Micalla Rettinger

Age

25

Cause of Death

Injury

Info

Micalla a. Rettinger, a 25-year-old former star uni softball player, was driving south on highway 218 near the brinker lake and cedar river bridges in waterloo when a single bullet pierced through her driver’s side window and hit her in the neck early sunday, april 28, 2019.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Mikaela Bond Hill

Age

22

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Mikaela bond hill, a 22-year-old mother of three young children, was shot early on saturday, june 3, 2017, in her waterloo home. Police said someone fired into the bedroom window of mikaela bond hill’s rented hope avenue home in the early morning hours of june 3. Bond’s boyfriend and her three children were in the house, but she was the only one hit by the gunfire.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Nels Louvring

Age

51

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Sometime between 11 and 11:30 p.M. On saturday, july 29, 1933, nels pedersen louvring, 51, was shot at his fayette, iowa home shortly after arriving home from work. Louvring, owner of dixie oil co. (aka nels louvring filling station), left the filling station at approximately 11 p.M. He parked his car in the family’s 315 water street garage, and was shot just as he was leaving the garage. A .38 caliber bullet — which entered louvring’s left side just above his waist and exited near his right shoulder — indicated the perpetrator had been kneeling and/or sitting low in wait to ambush louvring. Louvring staggered from the yard towards his home’s kitchen door, where he finally collapsed.Officials found him dead in a pool of blood, the cigar cash box and keys still near the victim’s hands. A .38 caliber shell casing was found embedded in the wood near the garage door.Louvring’s [second] Wife amy, and his stepdaughter’s family found him collapsed over the kitchen threshold — cash and receipts scattered around him — shortly after they heard the shot. The entire family — including louvring’s wife, his stepdaughter, stepson, and their respective spouses — had been at the store that night and departed the main st. Business just half an hour before louvring left the business to return home.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Norman Gant Jr

Age

21

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Norman carroll gant jr., 21, of waterloo, iowa, was shot in the 1800 block of tremont street in cedar falls, iowa, on sunday, june 1, 2014. Police chief jeff olson said police were dispatched to the area at 1:36 a.M., where they found gant lying in a yard with life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound. Gant — who lived at 1725 e. Fourth street in waterloo — was found on the lawn of a residential home next to a rental property where a loud party occurred saturday night.Paramedics transported gant to sartori hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. In a press release, police said the shooter “remains at large” but that the public in the area was not at risk. They did not release a description of the shooter.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Pitt Doxsie

Age

34

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On tuesday, october 26, 1897, patrolman pitt mcclellan doxsie, 34, was shot and killed in independence, iowa during a gunfight with two thieves. Patrolman doxsie had been patrolling the city’s downtown area on horseback when he stumbled on a burglary in progress.His body was discovered in an alley, and neither of the two thieves were ever apprehended.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Randall Dawson

Age

52

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Randall “randy” scott dawson, 52, was shot multiple times at his waterloo home on christmas eve, 2014.Waterloo police said officers and paramedics responded to a shooting at 302 east 10th street at 9:25 p.M. On wednesday, dec. 24, 2014, after a neighbor reported what sounded like five or six gunshots. Waterloo fire and rescue transported dawson to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, said daniel trelka, director of safety services for waterloo.Trelka said police were looking for one or two “persons of interest” in the shooting.One person was placed in a squad car in handcuffs shortly after police arrived on scene but was not arrested.“I’ve got a 5-year-old who lays his head down right there,” she said, pointing at her home one house away from where dawson had been shot.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Richard Forsyth

Age

41

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Richard n. Forsyth, 41, was reported missing to the waterloo police department on january 13, 1994.Forsyth first disappeared around the same time another waterloo man, 22-year-old steven kirchhoff, vanished january 24, 1978. One report stated forsyth was last seen leaving his waterloo apartment october 18, 1979, carrying something wrapped in a rug.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Roberta Crawford

Age

53

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

Roberta “bobbi” crawford was a fireball. She worked as the registrar at ellsworth community college and raised her son as a single mom. The 53-year-old also loved racquetball, skydiving, and being a grandmother. To her son, lee, she was more than a mother — she was a friend.All that disappeared in an instant when, sometime between late tuesday night, november 16, 1999, and early wednesday morning, november 17, bobbi crawford was murdered inside the small hampton, iowa home where she lived alone. Police found crawford’s body wednesday after co-workers contacted authorities when she failed to show up for work. Crawford had worked as an administrative assistant at the college for nearly 25 years.Someone had cut what they thought were the phone lines and then broke in, killing her in her bedroom. Burglary didn’t seem to be the motive. Nor had crawford been sexually assaulted.On nov. 30, franklin county medical examiner keith hansen said crawford died from blunt trauma to the head. Roberta “bobbi” crawford’s trauma to the head led to hemorrhaging and death, he said.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Rodricus Echols (Jones)

Age

23

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

The disturbance call came first.About 2:12 a.M. On sunday, sept. 12, 2010, waterloo police officers received a call about a disturbance in the parking lot of broadway liquor and were on their way to the scene when another call came in to dispatchers; the second call reported gunshots fired in the same area.A short time later, officers arrived and discovered a black male — suffering from an apparent gunshot wound — lying in the grassy area between the street and sidewalk in front of 912 broadway street, which is across the street and about a half block down from the liquor store. The victim was identified as 23-year-old rodricus keith echols of waterloo, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Tammy Nitcher

Age

2

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

First, it was 2-1/2-month-old tammy in january 1972. Two months later in march, 2-year-old sarah. Fast forward four years — and to another state — to 3-month-old crystal. And finally, almost a year to the day after crystal’s death, the youngest of them all — misti, just 5 weeks old.One by one, helen nitcher’s daughters all died under mysterious circumstances.Patterns got missed. Medical examiners struggled with inconclusive autopsy reports. But helen c. (née tenery) nitcher, later known as crystal price, had two dead daughters within 2-1/2 months — in iowa, that is — until nitcher relocated and the pattern repeated in abilene, texas.Two more dead infant daughters followed.News reports on the four girls’ successive deaths also had a strikingly familiar ring; officials reported all three infants, as well as the 2-year-old, dead on arrival.The mother’s explanations for the short-lived lives were conflicting at best; the stories varied depending on the city and state where the obituaries appeared, leaving astute readers as mystified as iowa and texas medical examiners, who never could quite pinpoint exact causes or manners of death.Iowa coroners had no way of knowing nitcher left iowa after her first two daughters’ deaths, only to have two more infants die in texas. And texas officials apparently were unaware of the two previous iowa deaths.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Sarah Marie Nitcher

Age

2

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

First, it was 2-1/2-month-old tammy in january 1972. Two months later in march, 2-year-old sarah. Fast forward four years — and to another state — to 3-month-old crystal. And finally, almost a year to the day after crystal’s death, the youngest of them all — misti, just 5 weeks old.One by one, helen nitcher’s daughters all died under mysterious circumstances.Patterns got missed. Medical examiners struggled with inconclusive autopsy reports. But helen c. (née tenery) nitcher, later known as crystal price, had two dead daughters within 2-1/2 months — in iowa, that is — until nitcher relocated and the pattern repeated in abilene, texas.Two more dead infant daughters followed.News reports on the four girls’ successive deaths also had a strikingly familiar ring; officials reported all three infants, as well as the 2-year-old, dead on arrival.The mother’s explanations for the short-lived lives were conflicting at best; the stories varied depending on the city and state where the obituaries appeared, leaving astute readers as mystified as iowa and texas medical examiners, who never could quite pinpoint exact causes or manners of death.Iowa coroners had no way of knowing nitcher left iowa after her first two daughters’ deaths, only to have two more infants die in texas. And texas officials apparently were unaware of the two previous iowa deaths.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Shantorio Evans

Age

22

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On sunday morning, december 2, 2012, shantorio vashawn evans, 22, was a passenger in a westbound minivan traveling in the 1600 block of broadway street in waterloo when a second vehicle pulled up alongside the van and opened fire, hitting evans multiple times.Those inside the van, including evans, had gone out to celebrate a friend’s birthday.The van’s driver drove to allen memorial hospital, and waterloo police were notified of the shooting shortly after 2 a.M.Evans was treated for multiple gunshot wounds but later was pronounced dead.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Shawn North

Age

30

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Shawn michael north, 30, was shot in the 1200 block of doreen avenue in waterloo around 1:35 a.M. On may 21, 2001. The shooting left shawn a paraplegic, and 15 years later on aug. 30, 2016, shawn died at unitypoint health-allen hospital from complications arising from the 15-year-old gunshot wounds.Waterloo police shifted his case from an aggravated assault to a homicide.The following story, written by jeff reinitz and published in the waterloo cedar falls courier on nov. 21, 2016, describes the events that led to shawn’s death.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Steven Kirchhoff

Age

22

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Steven kirchhoff, 22, was last seen at his cedar falls home on tuesday, january 24, 1978, by his brother, tommy kirchhoff. Tommy reported that steven was wearing a short burnt orange leather jacket, a blue sweater, dark blue corduroy pants, and brown shoes with the word gass written on the soles.When tommy kirchhoff did not see his brother for the next 12 days, he reported him missing to the waterloo police department on february 5.Officials believed kirchhoff may have been involved in the sale of illegal drugs, and foul play has long been suspected in his disappearance. The state lists his case status as involuntary, a category used for people who are missing under circumstances believed to be an abduction.Kirchhoff was described as being 5’11” tall, weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.Kirchhoff most recently had worked as a lineman for the chicago northwestern railroad but had been laid off weeks before his disappearance. Nonetheless, kirchhoff had just purchased a new house and appeared to be in good spirits.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Valerie Klossowsky

Age

14

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On tuesday morning, june 15, 1971, the partially clad body of 14-year-old valerie lynn klossowsky of waverly, iowa, was found on a creek bank under a bridge on a lonely country road three miles west of denver and about 10 miles southeast of waverly. An autopsy indicated the waverly-shell rock junior high school student had been strangled sometime late sunday or early monday.

Agency

Iowa

Name

William Meadows

Age

36

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Town marshal william lawrence meadows, 36, was shot and killed on monday, january 23, 1961, while investigating a burglary in progress at the hartmann packing plant in plainfield, iowa.Meadows, who’d worked his family’s farm for years and also volunteered as a scoutmaster, had barely stepped through the packing plant’s front entrance just after 2:15 a.M. Before being shot through the heart by what authorities believed to be a high-powered 30-30-caliber deer rifle. Meadows died instantly.

Agency

Iowa

Name

Willie Rucker

Age

27

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Willie ann rucker would never know what became of her two daughters or her son; nor do they know whatever became of her.On april 8, 1979, willie ann rucker called her sister from a grocery store after working late and asked her to take the three children to her apartment on west donald street in waterloo, iowa, where she would meet them.Rucker, 27, was recently divorced and worked as a cocktail waitress in an east side lounge. Her sister cared for her three children — daughters kim (10), deena (9), and son david, one year old.Rucker never arrived.They reported her missing to the waterloo police department on april 12.

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Iowa