mapsandtime6 hours ago
Two witness statements describe the same jacket but were taken eleven months apart by different detectives. Worth reconciling.
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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Polk County, IA
The Pine Barrens Homicide (1968)
Unsolved homicide from 1968 in Polk County, IA. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the physical evidence inventory.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1968
Body discovered near Pine Barrens; the county opens a homicide investigation.
- 1969
Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.
- 1976
A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.
- Recently
Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.
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