Friends and I still did all of that. Even the paper route. I remember those cases too. I remember being more suspicious of adults, but our parents still let us run feral.
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Friends and I still did all of that. Even the paper route. I remember those cases too. I remember being more suspicious of adults, but our parents still let us run feral.
I have a close friend who knew her and her boyfriend. There was some shady stuff going on with the boyfriend that might have gotten her killed. Nothing has been proven obviously.
In fairness to the police Adventures with Purpose has a bit more advanced equipment for dealing with underwater search than your average PD will. They also likely didn't have the same budget constraints.
I cant remember if they searched the wrong location the first time they were there or if they just missed it. Props to whoever contacted them and helped them zero in on that pond.
Hard to believe they never solved this one
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Ashley Okland murder case still active 13 years later
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Monday marks 13 years since a young realtor was shot and killed in a West Des Moines townhome. It was Friday, April 8, 2011, when 27-year-old Ashley Okland was showing…
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I had forgotten about that one.Hard to believe they never solved this one
Ashley Okland murder case still active 13 years later
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Monday marks 13 years since a young realtor was shot and killed in a West Des Moines townhome. It was Friday, April 8, 2011, when 27-year-old Ashley Okland was showing…
That poor family.Hard to believe they never solved this one
Ashley Okland murder case still active 13 years later
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Monday marks 13 years since a young realtor was shot and killed in a West Des Moines townhome. It was Friday, April 8, 2011, when 27-year-old Ashley Okland was showing…
The sheriff's dept. got within just feet of Ethan's vehicle with their boat/gear. Just missed it.
It's really shocking. Some of my old college buddies knew her well. It is astonishing they have what seems like no leads.
Some of you will remember the 'ride-board' in the student union at ISU back in the day. I used it myself in the early 80's. You may not know about this case, which involved the ride-board, and which remains sadly unsolved:
Part one: The murder of Sheila Jean Collins
Editor’s Note: The following is a series of articles telling the story of Sheila Jean Collins, an Iowa State student who was murdered in 1968. The articles, along with a podcast, were produced by Greenlee Investigates, a group of students from the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication...
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A Story Yet To Be Told: Murder of Sheila Jean Collins 1968 - Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases
Murder Victim Sheila Jean Collins 18-year-old Freshman Iowa State University 1949-1968 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder and Date Last seen in Ames, Iowa January 26, 1968 Body found in rural Colo, Iowa Story County January … Continue reading →
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Yeah, I was on the other side of EP true in the townhomes across the street
They canvassed the neighborhood and left notes for everyone to call them. I think I ended up talking to some detective who asked some basic questions, asking if I'd seen or heard anything. But with my windows closed that day I didn't hear anything other than hearing a siren which i later realized was because of this. First I knew of anything happening was when I looked out the window and suddenly there was a bunch of media outside.
Beautiful girl. Sad story.Some of you will remember the 'ride-board' in the student union at ISU back in the day. I used it myself in the early 80's. You may not know about this case, which involved the ride-board, and which remains sadly unsolved:
Part one: The murder of Sheila Jean Collins
Editor’s Note: The following is a series of articles telling the story of Sheila Jean Collins, an Iowa State student who was murdered in 1968. The articles, along with a podcast, were produced by Greenlee Investigates, a group of students from the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication...iowastatedaily.com
A Story Yet To Be Told: Murder of Sheila Jean Collins 1968 - Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases
Murder Victim Sheila Jean Collins 18-year-old Freshman Iowa State University 1949-1968 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder and Date Last seen in Ames, Iowa January 26, 1968 Body found in rural Colo, Iowa Story County January … Continue reading →iowaunsolvedmurders.com
Her body was dumped in a ditch just 2 miles straight west of Colo. Sad story. I bet demand for using that ride board fell off after that.Some of you will remember the 'ride-board' in the student union at ISU back in the day. I used it myself in the early 80's. You may not know about this case, which involved the ride-board, and which remains sadly unsolved:
Part one: The murder of Sheila Jean Collins
Editor’s Note: The following is a series of articles telling the story of Sheila Jean Collins, an Iowa State student who was murdered in 1968. The articles, along with a podcast, were produced by Greenlee Investigates, a group of students from the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication...iowastatedaily.com
A Story Yet To Be Told: Murder of Sheila Jean Collins 1968 - Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases
Murder Victim Sheila Jean Collins 18-year-old Freshman Iowa State University 1949-1968 Cause of Death: Bludgeoned and Strangled Motive: Sexual Psychopathy Murder and Date Last seen in Ames, Iowa January 26, 1968 Body found in rural Colo, Iowa Story County January … Continue reading →iowaunsolvedmurders.com
I looked into the Sheila Jean Collins case years ago. Am doing a bit more research this morn. The previously linked newspaper article notes that witnesses reported that at the intersection of Beach and Lincoln Way she got into a blue Volkswagen (presumably driven by the perp) with an oval window.... A bit of searching shows that the oval rear window (as opposed to usual split window) was a feature of the Deluxe model that ran from '53-'57. It also seems that the color blue was offered only in '53.
There can't have been that many of that vehicle on the roads in '68. Probably only a handful in Iowa. It'd seem that clue might have led to something......... Here's a pic of a blue '53:
There can't have been that many of that vehicle on the roads in '68. Probably only a handful in Iowa. It'd seem that clue might have led to something......... Here's a pic of a blue '53:
I listen to a podcast that occasional does historical story telling type stuff. Right now they are working through the murder of a teenage girl in pencil factory in Atlanta not long after the civil war. Cases like this show how far we have come in investigation integrity and whatnot.
