Missing Persons in Iowa

Andrew Hoffman

Centerville, IA

Last seen: 2021-07-27

Andrew's last confirmed contact was on 7/27/2021. There were unconfirmed sightings at the Prairie Ridge campgrounds at Lake Rathbun in Appanoose Count...

Connie Ruddy

Ida Grove, IA

Last seen: 1997-02-09

Connie Marie Ruddy was discovered to be missing from her home in Ida Grove, Iowa, on February 10, 1997. A friend went to Connie's residence on that da...

Donaciano Hernandez

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2013-07-01

Donaciano Hernandez was last seen by his friend at the Des Moines Airport. Donaciano told his friend he was going to Mexico. The family in Mexico call...

Colin Meana

Marquette, IA

Last seen: 2004-01-15

Unknown

Gail Ortiz

Burlington, IA

Last seen: 2015-03-01

Gail was last seen in Burlington, Iowa in March or February 2015 (exact date is unknown). No contact has been received since 2015. Also goes by the na...

William Shiffer

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2019-03-10

William was last known to sometimes stay with family in Winterset, Iowa. He has not been heard from him since March of 2019.

Jill Crippes

Iowa City, IA

Last seen: 2023-07-17

47-year-old Jill Crippes was last seen around 8:15 a.m. on Monday, July 17, 2023, in the 1000 block of Estron Street walking west toward Willow Creek...

Timothy Vincent

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2017-05-01

Timothy Vincent was last seen 5/2017 and was reported missing 12/3/2018. Timothy has lived in Columbus, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; Sioux City, Iowa; Des...

Joseph Woah-tee

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 2021-04-20

Joseph Woah-tee was living alone in Cedar Rapids Iowa family reported they haven't had contact with him since 04/20/2021.

Matthew Holett

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2019-12-04

Family reported that Matthew Holett has been missing and has had no contact with friends or family since he was last seen by his father on December 4t...

Grant Leonard

Coralville, IA

Last seen: 2023-10-21

Last seen by parents on evening of 10/21/2023. Scheduled to meet family on the evening of 10/22/2023. Disappeared sometime between those times.

Jesse George

Missouri Valley, IA

Last seen: 2023-06-29

Last seen on June 29, 2023.

Jeffrey Bloomer

Burlington, IA

Last seen: 2019-03-15

Jeffrey's vehicle was found unattended with keys in the ignition and still running at 5:50 AM, 3/15/2019 on the Great River Bridge on Highway 34 over...

Sidney Johnston

Davenport, IA

Last seen: 1990-02-06

Sidney Johnston was reported missing on 2/6/1990. Sidney lived alone and worked as a machine operator. He was last seen at work on 1/22/90. Leading up...

Christopher Golliher

Fort Madison, IA

Last seen: 2022-02-02

Christopher was last seen by his roommates. He left his phone, wallet, and jacket behind.

Christian Balke-Thompson

Rockwell City, IA

Last seen: 2020-05-03

The missing person, Christian D. Balke-Thompson, was last seen on April 29, 2020. Christian was attending his child's birthday party in Rockwell City,...

Rachel Reuter

Urbandale, IA

Last seen: 2021-06-12

Rachel was last seen leaving the Super 8 Hotel in Urbandale, IA on 6/12/2021. No one has seen or heard from her since 6/12/2021.

Khalil Pugh

Clinton, IA

Last seen: 2021-02-24

The missing person, Khalil Pugh, was last seen in Clinton, Iowa on 2/24/2021. His apartment showed signs of a violent crime scene.

Joseph Gries

Armstrong, IA

Last seen: 2020-05-22

The missing person, Joseph Gries, was last seen on 5/22/2020 in Armstrong, Iowa.

Joseph Riche

Neola, IA

Last seen: 2012-10-12

The missing person, Joseph Edward Riche, allegedly left his residence in Neola, Iowa on the morning of 10/12/2012. There has been no social media pres...

Yerlanin Garcia

Eagle Grove, IA

Last seen: 2010-01-15

The missing child, Yerlanin Garcia, was last seen in Eagle Grove, Iowa at approximately 9:00 p.m. on 1/15/2010. She was described as 4'03" tall, 100 l...

Daniela Salinas-Meija

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 2017-02-15

Daniela Salinas-Meija was reported missing on February 15, 2017. She was 16 years old at the time of her disappearance.

Jesse NimajaPol

Denison, IA

Last seen: 2017-07-14

NimajaPol was last seen on July 14, 2017. He was reported missing to the Denison Police Department. The case is considered an involuntary disappearanc...

Jane Schreur

Mason City, IA

Last seen: 2019-05-22

Jane was dropped off on the north side of Mason City by a family member on May 22, 2019. Human remains were recovered on 7/18/2020 and positively iden...

Blaine Evans

Windham, IA

Last seen: 2018-07-13

Blaine Evans was reported missing to the Johnson County SO, in Iowa City on Jul 13, 2018.

Susan Pacha

Washington, IA

Last seen: 2018-04-30

The day after Susan's disappearance her vehicle was found at the Iowa River access on US61 North of Wapello.

Darleen Fitchett

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1960-01-19

Darleen was last seen at her home in the 600 block of east Pleasant View Drive on the night of January 19, 1960. She hasn’t been seen or heard from si...

Joshua Wellman

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 2015-11-11

Joshua was last seen in Cedar Rapids, IA on 11/16/2015.

David Marchan

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2001-01-01

David was last seen in Des Moines, IA in 2001. He may have traveled to Los Angeles, CA.

Jade Colvin

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2016-06-10

Jade was entered as missing by law enforcement on June 10, 2016, and her date of last contact with family was on March 23, 2017. It was believed she w...

Jesse Leopold

Jewell, IA

Last seen: 2016-10-13

Jesse was last seen just before his 6:30pm break at work. He worked at W & G Marketing in Jewell, IA. He told his supervisor that he had to leave to g...

Duwane Dreher

Mason City, IA

Last seen: 1955-11-07

Dwane was last seen in Mason City, IA around 7:30pm on 11/07/1955 by his father. His vehicle was found near the river with his belongings inside on 11...

Jonathan Lytle

Panora, IA

Last seen: 2017-04-21

David McAllister

Bettendorf, IA

Last seen: 2017-05-10

David was last seen at his home in Bettendorf, IA on 05/10/2017. David left in the early hours of 05/11/2017 and said he would return that evening. Hi...

Jane Wakefield

Iowa City, IA

Last seen: 1975-09-05

Jane was last seen by friends on a bicycle in Iowa City, IA on 09/05/1975. Other reports list that she may have been last seen at her mobile home at t...

Alice Van Alstine

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1976-04-02

Alice was last seen at her apartment by her children before they went to bed. Her six year old son told investigators that when he woke up on Saturday...

Dale Strassburger

Leclaire, IA

Last seen: 1982-06-28

Dawn Allen

Carroll, IA

Last seen: 2011-05-04

Dawn was last seen at her home in Carroll, IA on 05/04/2011. She did not show up for work the next morning. Dawn's car was found in a parking lot of a...

Rodney Olsen

Mason City, IA

Last seen: 1986-10-18

He reportedly left his rural home at 1 a.m. to visit someone and has not been seen since.

Breiton Ackerman

Alton, IA

Last seen: 2005-05-22

Last seen between three and four PM while fishing at Willow Creek with family. Presumed drowning victim.

Dennison Clark Stookesberry

Blakesburg, IA

Last seen: 1999-02-08

Dennison Stookesberry, a 56-year-old disabled man from rural Blakesburg, Iowa, in Wapello County, was last seen alive on Monday evening, Feb. 8, 1999,...

Fredrick James Workman

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2013-08-02

Fred was last seen in Des Moines, IA on 08/02/2013. He was living at a youth facility in Des Moines at the time. The facility reported his disappearan...

Sandra S. Vanderhoef

Fort Dodge, IA

Last seen: 1986-09-22

Sandra Vanderhoef was reported missing to the Webster County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on September 22, 1986. The Iowa Department of Publi...

James Allan Booher

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 2014-05-31

James Allan "Jim Bob" Booher, 51, of Marion, Iowa, was last seen Saturday morning, May 31, 2014, in the 5900 block of Fourth Street SW in Cedar Rapids...

Ronald Leroy Zellmer

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 1985-04-06

At approximately 5:50 a.m. on 04/06/1985, South Sioux City (NE) police located a 1984 Chevy Cavalier, registered to a Ronald Zellmer, age 31, parked o...

Theodore Anthony Hoerstman

Dubuque, IA

Last seen: 1982-12-06

Theodore Anthony “Ted” Hoerstman, a 45-year-old disabled adult, was reported missing to the Dubuque Police Department in Dubuque, Iowa, on December 6,...

Harry Dennis Milligan

Albia, IA

Last seen: 1984-07-01

Harry Dennis Milligan, 21, went out with friends in Albia, Iowa, on Saturday night, June 30, 1984. He was last seen alive in the early morning hours o...

Mervin Leo Walvatne

Spencer, IA

Last seen: 1990-07-18

Mervin Walvatne was reported missing on December 16, 1990, by his sister who lives in Spencer, Iowa. She became concerned when she had no contact with...

Johnny Joe Shields

Carter Lake, IA

Last seen: 1988-12-15

Johnny Joe Shields, who lived with his mother in Carter Lake, Iowa, was heard leaving the residence at 2 a.m. on Thursday, December 15, 1988, and has...

Linn Allen Snyder

Council Bluffs, IA

Last seen: 2006-09-03

Linn Allen Snyder, 44, was reported missing to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 9, 2006. Snyder was las...

Rita Janelle Papakee

Tama, IA

Last seen: 2015-01-16

MP last seen at the Meskwaki Tribal Casino. She could be in the Des Moines or Cedar Rapids areas.

Steven Ray Leasure

Burlington, IA

Last seen: 2015-05-02

Leonard Blair

Davenport, IA

Last seen: 2012-11-24

Leonard Blair was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department (563-326-7778), in Davenport on November 24, 2012. He was last seen wearing a bl...

Riccardo Rickey Bowers

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2001-05-15

Riccardo Bowers was reported missing to the Des Moines Police Department in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 15, 2001. He was last seen jumping into the Des M...

Bernadene Ann Sealine

Carson, IA

Last seen: 1993-07-10

The vehicle that she was in was swept away by flood waters in Carson and she is presumed to have died.

Willie Ann Rucker

Waterloo, IA

Last seen: 1979-04-12

Involuntary disappearance On April 8, 1979, Willie Ann Rucker called her sister from a grocery store after working late and asked her to take the thre...

Dale Richard Robinson

Moville, IA

Last seen: 2013-08-03

Dale Robinson suffers from Alzheimer's and was last seen Saturday, August 3rd while getting gas in Moville. He left westbound towards Sioux City and m...

Ronald Eugene Westwick

Ames, IA

Last seen: 1979-03-12

Ronald E. Westwick was reported missing on March 12, 1979 from Ames, Iowa.

Thomas Myles Dougherty

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 1961-01-12

Thomas "Myles" Dougherty, a 45-year-old combat veteran who served in World War II as a Staff Sgt. with the U.S. Army, disappeared without a trace afte...

Robert Lee Kellar

Muscatine County, IA

Last seen: 1990-02-12

Kellar always wanted to be a singer in a rock and roll band. He would hitchhike to California, Colorado and Florida, exploring the United States and c...

Gustavo Beranza Cruz

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 2008-04-01

Reported missing to Des Moines, IO PD on 4/1/08

Michael James Delaney

Davenport, IA

Last seen: 2008-07-03

Reported missing to Davenport PD on 7/3/2008.

Gregory John Howell

Fort Dodge, IA

Last seen: 2005-01-01

Reported missing to the Fort Dodge, IO Police Department on 1/1/05

Audrey Eileen Dill

Burlington, IA

Last seen: 1978-08-16

Reported missing to Des Moines Sheriff's Dept on 8/18/1978. Last seen at her residence.

Harold Orville Doerring

Decorah, IA

Last seen: 1997-02-16

Harold was last seen in Decorah, IA in February 1997.

Crystal Sue Hunt

Corydon, IA

Last seen: 1998-02-24

Reported missing to the Wayne County Sheriff's Department in Corydon on February 24, 1998. Crystal was last seen leaving her parents’ residence in Cen...

Dennis Ray Addlesberger

Council Bluffs, IA

Last seen: 1999-03-16

Reported missing to the Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office (712-890-2200), in Council Bluffs on March 16, 1999. Dennis may need medical assistance.

Ricardo Jerome Pimentel

Davenport, IA

Last seen: 1989-12-19

Reported to the Davenport, Iowa PD 12/19/1989

Charles R Elmquist

Iowa City, IA

Last seen: 1979-11-16

Charles was last seen in Iowa City, IA on 11/16/1979. His 1961 blue GMC van was located on 11/17/1979, parked in the University of Iowa Hydraulics Lab...

Helen Jean Kelly

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 2005-05-18

Helen Kelly was reported missing to the Sioux City Police Department (712-279-6353), in Sioux City on May 18, 2005.

Steven Dick Kirchhoff

Waterloo, IA

Last seen: 1978-02-05

Steven Kirchhoff was reported missing to the Waterloo Police Department (319-291-4339), in Waterloo on February 5, 1978.

Barbara Lee Elms

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 1993-08-25

Last seen heading toward First Avenue East in Cedar Rapids

Maurice P Kneifl

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 1983-02-14

Maurice Kneifl was reported missing to the Sioux City Police Department (712-279-6353) in Sioux City, IA on February 14, 1983.

Paul Joseph Knockel

Dubuque, IA

Last seen: 1990-11-26

Paul Knockel was reported missing to the Dubuque Police Department (563-589-4411), in Dubuque on November 26, 1990. Paul was reported missing after he...

Grace Esquivel

Mason City, IA

Last seen: 1983-06-10

Grace Esquivel was reported missing to the Mason City Police Department (641-421-3636), in Mason City on June 10, 1983.

Fabian E Liendo

Wapello, IA

Last seen: 2003-05-20

Fabian Liendo was reported missing to the Louisa County Sheriff's Office (319-523-8326), in Wapello on May 20, 2003.

Matthew John Ferris

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1991-03-07

Matthew Ferris was reported missing to the Des Moines Police Department (515-283-4800), in Des Moines on March 7, 1991. Possibly headed to west coast.

Richard Neil Forsyth

Waterloo, IA

Last seen: 1994-01-13

Richard Forsyth was reported missing to the Waterloo Police Department in Waterloo on January 13, 1994.

Denise Ordene Fraley

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 1982-09-12

Denise Fraley was reported missing to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation on September 12, 1982.

Roberto J Guerra

Fort Dodge, IA

Last seen: 2007-10-16

Roberto Guerra was reported missing to the Fort Dodge Police Department, in Fort Dodge on October 16, 2007. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a bla...

John Ray Hefty

Fort Dodge, IA

Last seen: 2010-10-04

John Hefty was reported missing to the Webster County Sheriff's Office, in Fort Dodge on October 4, 2010. He may be in the mountainous area of Arizona

Lc Matlock

Waterloo, IA

Last seen: 2004-07-05

LC Matlock was reported missing to the Waterloo Police Department (319-291-4339), in Waterloo on July 5, 2004.

Norma Mae Maynard

Boone, IA

Last seen: 1979-02-03

Norma Maynard was reported missing to the Boone Police Department (515-432-3456), in Boone on February 3, 1979.

Naomi Wilson

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 1981-04-12

Naomi was planning on getting gasoline for her car and to visit a woman she worked with. She was seen an hour later on the street and that was the las...

Mattie Lou Zabel

Cedar Falls, IA

Last seen: 1978-03-21

Mattie worked as a teacher's aide at River Hills School in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She was reported missing to the Cedar Falls Police Department on March 2...

Beth Ann Ricketts

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1997-12-22

Beth Ricketts was reported missing to the Des Moines Police Department, in Des Moines on December 22, 1997.

Adrian Charles Reuwsaat

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 2002-11-01

Adrian was last seen in Sioux City, IA on 11/01/2002 and was reported missing to law enforcement on 11/03/2002.

Steven Michael Babka

Marengo, IA

Last seen: 2012-05-25

Mr. Babka is homeless and was last living in a tent on the outskirts of Marengo. In mid June Babka was no longer found in his tent although all his wo...

Kaidena Lozelle Wood

Norwalk, IA

Last seen: 2011-07-30

Kaidena "Kay" Wood was reported missing to the Warren Co. Iowa Sheriff's Office on July 30, 2011. The Wood home was destroyed by fire and autopsy test...

John David Gosch

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1982-09-05

John was last seen delivering newspapers. He has facial freckles, a gap between his front teeth, a birthmark on his left cheek, and a horseshoe-shaped...

Eugene Wade Martin

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1984-08-12

Eugene was last seen between 5:30 a.m. and 6 a.m. as he was delivering newspapers. A paper bag was found outside of Des Moines with papers still insid...

Aaron Michael Pate

Keota, IA

Last seen: 1992-03-16

Aaron was last seen on March 16, 1992.

Colleen Vanita Simpson

Bedford, IA

Last seen: 1975-10-05

She was last seen at home where she disappeared during the night. Colleen has a scar on her right forearm.

Benjamin Malvin Roseland

Clinton, IA

Last seen: 2008-02-09

Both photos shown are of Benjamin. He was last seen at home on February 9, 2008. He has a vertical scar which extends from his lower lip to his chin,...

Barbara Lealyn Lenz

Woodbine, IA

Last seen: 1989-05-06

Barbara was last seen in Harrison County, Iowa on May 6, 1989. At the time of her disappearance, her mother was hospitalized and Barbara visited her e...

Marc James Allen

Des Moines, IA

Last seen: 1986-03-29

Marc was last seen leaving his home is Des Moines, Iowa, on March 29, 1986. He was on his way to a friend's home, but never arrived. The last time he...

Guy Howard Heckle

Linn County, IA

Last seen: 1973-02-03

Guy was last seen on February 2, 1973.

Kenneth W Harker

Sioux City, IA

Last seen: 1996-01-05

Harker was last seen in Sioux City, Iowa on or about October 5, 1996. On this date, Harker's 1977 white Chevy Suburban was tagged as an abandoned vehi...

Kimberly Sue Doss

Davenport, IA

Last seen: 1980-03-24

Kimberly was last seen in Davenport Iowa on March 24, 1980. She spoke to a family member by phone and had a bus ticket to Houston. She had met someone...

Erin Kay Pospisil

Cedar Rapids, IA

Last seen: 2001-06-03

Erin was last seen at home on June 3, 2001 and she has not been seen or heard from since that day.