Secrets in the cornfield: Iowa's Unsolved

In 1973 a 20-year-old college student is found murdered inside of a dorm room on the University of Iowa campus. 6 months after her death a fellow college student is charged and later convicted of her murder but the case doesn't end there.  Sources: "UI Coed Apparently Slain, Body Found in Rienow Hall" By: Claren F. Dale March 14, 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen "UI Coed Died of Suffocation" March 15, 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen author not published "Coed Death Won't Close Dorm Floor" March 18 1973 The Courier "Question Haunts Dorm of U of I: Who Killed Coed" By: Larry Eckholt April 12 1973 The Des Moines Register "Grand Jury Subpoenas 2 Tuesday"  May 2, 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen "Grand Jury to hear evidence in Sarah Ottens murder case" July 20 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen "U. of Iowa coed's slaying has not been written off"  By: Ford Clark August 12 1973 The Gazette "Evidence emerging in slaying" By: Mark Rohner August 27 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen "Grand Jury considering evidence in Ottens case" By: Mark Rohner September 6 1973 Iowa City Press-Citizen "Subpoena is challenged" By: Mark Rohner September 18 1973 Iowa City Press Citizen "James Hall arraigned in murder" By: Mark Rohner September 20 1973 Iowa City Press Citizen 

"Testimony begins in murder trial" By: Mark Rohner May 13 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"discovery of murder recalled" By: Mark Rohner May 14 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Witness met hall in dorm" By:  John R. Munson May 15 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Detective questioned in Hall trial"  By: Mark Rohner May 15 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Hair sample found to be consistent with halls: BCI chemist testifies" By: Mark Rohner May 17 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"BCI agent quizzed as murder trial ends first week" By: Mark Rohner May 18 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Testimony in Hall trial centers on Broom" By: Mark Rohner May 20 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Witness admits lying in hall murder trial" By: Mark Rohner May 23 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Defense rests case in murder trial" By: Mark Rohner May 22 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

"Prosecution rests case in hall murder trial" May 21 1974 Iowa City Press Citizen

Iowacoldcases.org By: Jody Ewing

Tyrese and Marquavion were two young men whose lives were taken by gun violence. Their deaths merely reported on one day and forgotten the next. It is important to keep their pictures and names in the media and continue to fight for answers in these senseless tragedies.

Sources:

Iowacoldcases.org by Jody Ewing and case summary by Carol Kean

"Teen found shot dead on Des Moines' east side, the city's 5th homicide this year." The Des Moines Register. June 9th 2018 by Linh Ta, Makayla Tendall, and LUke Nozicka

"RAGBRAI 'dream team' remembers biker gone too soon." weareiowa.com June 12, 2018 by Angelina Salcedo

sinceparkland.org

hamiltonsfuneralhome.com/tyreseparson

"10 years for shooting man in the face." kwayradio.com posted by scottshur August 16, 2021

The Courier by Amie Rivers October 31, 2018

" Homes, vehicles shot in separate shootings in Waterloo." The Courier by Amie Steffen December 27, 2018

In late December of 1979 two long-time friends took off from Moline Illinois to run an errand, but the two men failed to make their last stop and vanished without a trace. About 4 months later they were found dead and the location of their bodies were right under police's noses for months. These are the murders of Gary Harker and Cody James.

Sources: 

newspapers.com

Iowacoldcases.org by Jody Ewing

"Police search for 3 suspects linked to deaths" The Quad-City Times Wednesday May 14, 1980 By: D'Anne Dodd page 6

"Police renew 25-year-old slaying case" The Quad-City Times Sunday December 19,  2004 By: Todd Ruger page 1 & page 3

"Murder weapon found" The Dispatch Wednesday May 14, 1980 page 7 

Cody James Obituary The Dispatch Monday April 28, 1980 page 5

"Auctioned truck holds 2 bodies" Quad-City times Friday Apri 25 1980 page 1 by: Jim Kosowski

"Police link soil, deaths" Quad-city Times Tuesday June 3, 1980 page 5 

"Slaying probe tests offer little help" Quad-City Times Tuesday August 5, 1980 page 3

"Search for David Harker ends" The Rock Island Argus Thursday October 3, 2013 page 1 by: Tyler Langan

"Elder Harker's brother was found murdered in 1980" The Rock Island Argus October 2, 2013 page 1 by: Tyler Langan

"Man gets 2 years for hiding body" The Des Moines Register Friday October 7, 1977 page 3