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Iowa Unidentified Persons/Bodies
The
State of Iowa has six unidentified bodies on file. These cases have
been
entered into the National Crime Information Center Computer System for
possible matches against the missing person file. However, if the individual
has never been entered as missing by any agency there will be no match.
The purpose of placing these cases on the DPS web site, is to reach a more
diverse audience that might have knowledge about the identity
of any one of these individuals.
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Caution:
Every effort has been made to present this information in a way
that is not offensive to the viewer. Given the nature of the information,
it may be uncomfortable for some viewers. While no photographs
of live individuals or remains are presented, there are images
of clay reconstructions of the persons whose remains are unidentified,
along with images of tattoos and personal effects found with the
remains. These images are presented in order to enhance the possibility
of successfully identifying any of these individuals.
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Questions
and comments may be addressed to:
Missing
Person Information Clearinghouse
Division of Criminal Investigation
215 East 7th St
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
515-725-6036
1-800-346-5507
Clinton County Unidentified Dead
| Description |
Black
female, 12 - 23 years of age, 5'2" to 5'4", 100 to 120 lbs.,
average build, black hair. |
| Details |
Body
found 04/11/75, in river in Clinton County. Victim was approximately 10
weeks pregnant. |
| Clothing |
None |
| Jewelry |
None |
| Cause
of Death |
Gunshot
Wound. Death occurred sometime in early 1975. |
| Agency |
Clinton
County Sheriff's Office 563-242-9211. |
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Des Moines, Iowa Unidentified Dead
| Description |
White
male, 28-48 years of age, 5'7" to 5'9", approximately 150 lbs.,
brown hair , medium build, right handed, surgical pin implanted in right
knee. |
| Details |
Skeletal
remains found 2/28/84, in brushy area along a dirt trail in Des Moines,
Iowa. |
| Clothing |
Faded
blue denims with 31" waist, dark leather belt, brown socks, low
cut TRAX sneakers brown/blue in color. |
| Possessions |
Plastic
comb, plastic Copenhagen snuff box and a pocket knife. |
| Cause
of Death |
Blunt
trauma, sometime during the summer of 1983.
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| Agency |
Des
Moines Police Department 515-283-4800 |
| Tattoos Found on the Remains |
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Right
Arm
Side Profile |
Right
Front Profile |
Right
Rear Profile |
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| Tattoo
1 |
Flying
bird carrying streamer in its beak. Written inside streamer is "MOTHER".
The word "DAD" is above bird. The bird is in red-orange ink.
Back of streamer is in green ink. Located right upper-arm near shoulder-tip.
Dimensions: Approximately 3 inches from "DAD" to bottom of
streamer. Approximately 2 1/2 inches from beak to tail. |
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| Tattoo
2 |
Nazi
storm-trooper. Wearing German Helmet, iron cross, SS on collar tabs.
Face under helmet is skull-like. Has appearance of wearing leather
coat. Dark-colored ink. Located on side and extending to rear of right
upper-arm. Dimensions: approximately 6 inches tall by 3 inches wide.
Runs parallel to tattoos three and four. |
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| Tattoo
3 |
Laughing
skull with top-hat and cigarette. The words "BORN TO DIE" encircling
design. Red ink inside eyes. Green ink inside nose. Located on right
arm/inside bicep. Approximately 1/2 inch above tattoo no. four. Total
size approximately 1 3/4 inches wide at brim of hat by 2 inches long. |
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| Tattoo
4 |
Female
face with dark hair under a sombrero. Fancy design on brim of sombrero.
It's believed that the sombrero was put on after the female's features
were tattooed. An additional tattoo of "JOHN" is visible
under the design inside the sombrero brim. From top of hat to chin
of female face is approximately 2 1/2 inches. The brim of the sombrero
is approximately 2 1/4 inches wide. Located inner-arm approximately
3 1/2 inches. Located inner-arm approximately 3 1/2 inches from elbow
joint. (right side) Approximately 1/2 inch below the skull in top-hat
design. |
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| Tattoo
5 |
Description:
Female facial-profile/left side. Located on right side of chest above
nipple. Tattooed so that female's hair appears light-colored. NOTE:
A distinctive feature is that female has a "gear" with a
wrench through it for an earring. Dimensions: Tattoo would take up
most of subject's right breast-area. |
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| Tattoo
6 |
Description:
Appears to be a spotted snake coiled around a tree. Dark ink. Located
in middle of chest; along the sternum, from the xiphoid process to
the angle. Majority of this tattoo is indistinguishable due to skin
deterioration. |
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| Tattoo
7 |
Description:
Dark-colored ink. No combination for colors. Believed that skin-section
from abdominal area/right side between navel and chest. Approximate
dimensions: (male cartoon figure minus head due to skin deterioration.)
toe to toe - 3 inches; sole to upper-chest - 3 3/4 inches |
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| Tattoo
8 |
Dark-colored
ink. No discernible color combinations. Butterfly pattern. Located
on rear of right-side shoulder; towards collarbone area. Dimension:
approximately 1 1/2 inches long. NOTE: No pattern distinguishable on
rearward wing (possible due to skin deterioration) |
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Sioux City, Iowa Unidentified Dead
| Description> |
White
male, 45-49 years of age, 5'6" to 5'8", 145 to 155 lbs.,
medium build, blood type A+. |
| Details |
Burned
body was found under a bridge of an abandoned river channel in Sioux City
on 03/25/86. |
| Clothing |
Subject
was wearing white cotton gloves, brown western shirt, blue jeans, blue
cotton socks and tan western boots. |
| Possessions |
Tube
of contact cement. |
| Cause
of Death |
Apparent
suicide; burned body was found doused with gasoline. Estimated time of
death was the late afternoon of 03/24/86.
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| Agency |
Sioux
City Police Department 712-279-6365 |
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Winneshiek County Unidentified Dead
| Description |
White
male, 33-36 years of age, 5'6" to 5'9", 145 - 160 lbs., brown
hair, medium build |
| Details |
Skeletal
remains found 03/31/86 between hay bales at a farm site in Winneshiek
County, Iowa |
| Clothing |
Plaid
white-tan-black pile-lined jacket, medium white-tan short sleeve terry
cloth shirt, blue cords with 33" waist, black socks, extra-large
blue windbreaker and brown shoes |
| Possessions |
A
one dollar bill, pink blanket and a match book |
| Cause
of Death |
Unknown.
Estimated date of death: April 1985 |
| Agency |
Winneshiek
County Sheriff's Office 563-382-4268 |
| The individual may have been traveling from Ohio to California. Skull
reconstruction pictures indicate what the individual may have looked like.
The pictures show the clothing the individual was wearing. |
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Woodbury County Unidentified Dead
| Description |
White
male, 33-53 years of age, approximately 5'6" tall |
| Details |
Skeletonized
remains found 08/30/88 in a roadside ditch 1/2 mile east of Correctionville
in Woodbury County. |
| Clothing |
One
short sleeved plain colored shirt with button down collar. No markings
were found on this item. This shirt was made of a light weight fabric.
One short sleeved white or pale yellow shirt of a broadcloth type fabric.
One red, white and black plaid long sleeved shirt (pictured below). The
characters "SL51" were stenciled in the center of the neck band.
This shirt also had a button down collar. Three pairs of socks-one black
pair, one brown pair and the remains of one pair of unknown color. The
remains of one pair of shoes. The soles of the shoes had the characters
"7' DE" and "675" molded on the surface. One pair
of light weight black dress type gloves. One baseball type cap which was
black in color. One blue double insulated baseball cap. |
| Possessions |
Black
plastic wallet with imprint design and plastic metal clasp coin purse.
Shaving materials consisting of two razors, styptic pencil and shaving
brush contained in a gym bag (see picture below). |
| Cause
of Death |
Unknown.
Estimated date of death: 1971 - 1973.
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| Agency |
Woodbury
County Sheriff's Office 712-279-6010 |
| Items
Found With Body |
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| Plaid Shirt |
Shaving Materials |
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| Gym Bag |
Tobacco Can |
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Des Moines, Iowa Unidentified Dead
| Description |
White
male, 40-45 years of age, 5'8" to 5'10", 195 to 210 lbs., Brown hair, goatee. |
| Details |
Body was found submerged in the Des Moines River, West Bank, in Des Moines
on 10/25/2005. No apparent injuries or trauma. |
| Clothing |
Subject
was wearing size 36 tan shorts under size 38 blue trousers, no shirt and a yellow and white Relic brand watch. |
| Possessions |
Less than $10 in cash and coins. |
| Cause
of Death |
Drowning. |
| Agency |
Des Moines Police Department - 515-283-4805 |
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