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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Polk County, IA

The Blackthorn Murders (1974)

Unsolved homicide from 1974 in Polk County, IA. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Empty residential street at night under a streetlamp
Timeline
  1. 1974

    Body discovered near Blackthorn; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1975

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1993

    Records are digitised and released under a public records request.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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tidewater3 days ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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