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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Polk County, IA

The Falls Junction Murders (1966)

Unsolved homicide from 1966 in Polk County, IA. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the forensic lab record.

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Timeline
  1. 1966

    Body discovered near Falls Junction; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1967

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

  3. 1984

    A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.

  4. Recently

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

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fern_and_ash4 days ago

Newspaper coverage from the following month quotes a detail that never appears in any filing. Someone briefed a reporter.

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