Mokane, MO Area Cold Cases
Name
Ronnie JohnsonAge
26Cause of Death
Gun/FirearmInfo
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Douglas County Sheriff's Office
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
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
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
Stuart CraigmilesAge
Cause of Death
MurderInfo
Found dead at home, employed at western illinois correctional center.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
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
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
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
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
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