April 25, 2023

The Murder of Leota Camp

42 minutes

On July 10th, 1967, 25 year old mother of three, Leota Camp, was found by her young children, stabbed and bleeding in a small bedroom of the family’s home in Des Moines, Iowa. There was no sign of a robbery, forced entry, or sexual assault. In short, there doesn't seem to be a motive, and the attack happened when family and neighbors were within earshot. The murder of Leota Camp still haunts her family and friends to this day and has become one of Iowa's most notorious cold cases.

With special guest Bill Whirity.

Anyone with information about Leota Camp’s unsolved murder can contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010 or email at [email protected].

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Links:

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/leota-camp/

https://www.dsm.city/departments/police-division/index.php

https://www.communitynewspapergroup.com/independence_bulletin_journal/news/article_d8c57172-3d40-11e5-84c3-63934fcead6e.html

https://iowacoldcases.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/1967-7-11-dmr-leota-camp-six-unsolved-murders-2pgs.pdf

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/investigations/2015/07/25/years-later-memory-mothers-brutal-death-lingers/30682451/

https://www.newspapers.com/search/?query=leota%20camp&p_province=us-ia&dr_year=1967-1967

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76258647/leota-mae-camp

https://madison.com/news/iowa/who-killed-leota-camp-48-years-later-and-still-no-answer/article_5959062c-ddfa-5c02-a8e9-bdb7e4dea47a.html?mode=comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQZpgfnOm8w&t=10061s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51AzHqs_N6I

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