Undated photograph of Sarah Renee Patrick — a young woman whose life was tragically cut short, leaving behind unanswered questions and a lasting impact on all who knew her. Victim and Crime Scene Overview Samantha Renee Patrick, 22, was found stabbed to death on September 12, 2002 in Yukon, Oklahoma. Her body was discovered in a grassy alley…
On the morning of July 28, 1984, 28-year-old Judy Weichert left for a 16-mile training run. She lived in the Surrey Hills neighborhood of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Judy was preparing for an upcoming marathon. She left her house around 7:30 a.m. Her husband, Steve, decided to sleep in that morning. The dedicated runner had planned…
Sarah Cox, a 20-year-old retail worker, disappeared after finishing her shift at a 7?Eleven in Oklahoma City. According to reports, her vehicle was later found abandoned at Earlywine Park, a discovery that added urgency to the subsequent investigation. Her body was discovered in a rural area a few days later, and the cause of death…
On December 28, 1956, sisters Barbara and Patricia Grimes, two of Joseph Cornelius and Lorretta Marcela’s seven children, decided to watch Elvis Presley’s Love Me Tender at a Brighton Park theater. Barbara, 15, and Patricia, 12, were not only close sisters but also diligent students at Thomas Kelly High School and St. Maurice’s Catholic School,…
Edward Kriz, 43 — a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Army — was shot outside the Hamburg Inn No. 2 in Iowa City on November 10, 1962, when he startled a would-be robber. After closing George’s Buffet early on November 10, 1962, owner Edward Kriz, his wife Bernice, and a bartender…
Ashley Okland, a 27-year-old Iowa Realty agent, was shot twice and killed shortly before 2 p.m. on Friday, April 8, 2011, while working inside a West Des Moines model townhouse. A Rottlund Homes employee heard a commotion inside the model townhouse at 558 Stone Creek Court — part of the Stone Creek Villas subdivision near…
In the summer of 1970, Cedar Rapids resident Paula Jean Oberbroeckling was 18 years old. She had long blonde hair and blue eyes, and she worked with developmentally disabled children and at Younker’s Department Store. One night in July, she went on a date with her boyfriend Lonnie Bell, and when they returned home, they…
The Villisca ax murders were a series of unsolved homicides that occurred in 1912 in the town of Villisca, Iowa. The gruesome event took place during the night of June 9-10, when six members of the Moore family and two houseguests were found bludgeoned to death with an axe. The victims included Josiah and Sarah…
Amber’s case drew widespread media coverage, highlighting the urgent need for better systems and protocols to respond to child abductions. This tragedy served as a catalyst for change, leading to the creation of the AMBER Alert system, named in honor of Amber Hagerman.The AMBER Alert system was established to quickly notify the public about abducted…
UNSOLVED At approximately 9:00pm on June 6, 1998, 16-year-old Dena Dean left from Marvins Food Store in the Town West Shopping Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was not seen alive again. Her body was discovered 6 days later a short distance away. Marvins Food Store Arby’s where Dena Dean worked Body of Dena Dean found…
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