carbon_copy6 hours ago
Latent prints from the scene predate the national database. Nobody has requested a modern comparison.
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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Polk County, IA
The Vale Crossing Homicide (1971)
Unsolved homicide from 1971 in Polk County, IA. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 1971
Body discovered near Vale Crossing; the county opens a homicide investigation.
- 1972
Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.
- 1990
A retired detective releases his field notes to the family.
- Recently
Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.
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