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Cold Cases in Des Moines, Iowa

ColdCaseIndex documents 2 cases in Des Moines, Iowa, dated 1984 to 1986. 2 are recorded as unsolved. The earliest is Eugene Wade Martin (1984) and the most recent is Marc Allen (1986).

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Unsolved 1986

Marc Allen

Thirteen-year-old Marc James-Warren Allen II vanished on March 29, 1986, after telling his mother he was walking to a friend's house near his home on Emma Avenue on Des Moines' south side.

Des Moines Missing Person Age 13
Unsolved 1984

Eugene Wade Martin

Eugene Wade Martin, a 13-year-old Des Moines Register carrier, vanished in the early morning of August 12, 1984, while delivering Sunday papers on Des Moines' south side; only his bag of rolled newspapers was found at his pickup…

Des Moines Missing Person Age 13

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