Dates seen March 2005. Someone who only commits his crime if a bridge is involved in some way, and always leaves the bodies within 50 feet of a slow moving stream. ?about that time. The street meets up with the bike trail where the girls bikes were found. Investigators admit that while there are many similarities surrounding the murders of Elizabeth, Lyric, Liberty and Abigail, they do not believe they were committed by the same person. He is also listed as a Missing Person from North Liberty, Iowa, according to the Iowa Dept. She had a big heart and had a great love for animals. He was 71, so he had been in prison for approximately 44 years. In early February 2017, artists Jeff Sonksen and Christopher Leet both friends with Drew Collins unveiled murals theyd created to shed light on the girls cold case. Related: 14 Chilling True Crime Books About Real-Life Kidnappings. I want the vile sick and evil person(s) caught and removed from hurting g any other children forever. I dont know what model his car was just that it was at the crushers but someone smelled a rotten odor but it was cleared by fbi At the same time, investigators said Dan and Misty were not considered suspects in the girls disappearance, and were looking into their backgrounds and that of their associates only so as not to discount any possible leads. She enjoyed going on vacations and had traveled to many places. Died at U of I Hospital? Just have her take you on a tour and talk with her and her family and keep it confidential. What is prolly????? An unknown SK seems very feasible to me. I was just watching Dr.Oz and seen a story about a beautiful young girl in Ohio Siera that was murderd in 2016 they found the serial killer to me he looks as if he could fit the description of the guy on the tracks with these two little girls that one of the girls filmed. Typically, the wildlife area isnt highly traveled, especially in the summertime. Copyright 2023 Iowa Cold Cases, Inc. All rights reserved. Were coming for you, Trelka said. The bodies weren't buried but were moved to and found in a remote area, so it can't be said whether or not they were meant to be discovered. A very similar case just happened here: https://www.in.gov/isp/delphi.htm, As soon as I heard about the two girls from Indiana I instantly thought of Elizabeth and Lyric case. If you'd like to reprint a post or case summary, please contact us with the name of the requested post/article. Its such a strange coincidence last weekend my mother in law gave me the number for a good heart doctor here in the Cedar Falls/Waterloo area. Thoes girls deserve it. Care to mention? Memorial services for Elizabeth Collins were held December 13. If you read about what happened in Delphi, Indiana in February 2017, its hard not to make connections with the Evansdale case. I was watching the ID Channel, and a episode came on about a prisoner named Kevin Sweat from OK state prison. It is obvious why everyone jumped to the conclusion it might have been a trucker. A $150,000 reward, raised privately and by the FBI, is available for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case. After their searches turned up empty, the family reported the girls as missing to the Evansdale Police Department approximately two and a half hours after the initial bike ride. It doesnt have a dedicated area for target shooting, but its of note that the girls were discovered on the first day of deer hunting season. In a Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier story published July 26, 2015, interim Evansdale Police Chief Jeff Jensen said the Evansdale cousins case was never to be considered a cold case., WHO-TV reported Feb. 5, 2016, that investigators were still fielding tips in the Evansdale Cousins Case.. WTH? Fishermen found Shepards body Friday night, June 7, 2013, in the Des Moines River about 15 to 20 miles downriver from where it runs along Daytons east side. Abben said there were no other missing persons cases and the remains found were of a smaller stature. Dont attack somebody for there grammar but its ok to attack the family of the girls. | Ive loved true crime since Forensic Files was Medical Detectives! Even though LE has stated they do not believe the two to be connected in any way, the similarities really are chilling. I believe with all of my heart one of two theories as fact. She was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandparents Herb and Marie Johnson; maternal grandfather Ray Cook; maternal great-grandparents Cliff and June Brandes and many aunts, uncles, great-aunts and great-uncles. This seems more like one or more pedophiles or a thrill killing. He left that night. Nearly 200 people attended Elizabeths burial. Its the significance between similarities that matters. Why not see who called in sick the day they disappeared? There are several reasons based on the little that we do know. This seems to be a chance encounter with an opportunistic predator, or someone who will acknowledge an opportunity that presents them with the chance to abuse a child. Taking all the points you made, youre talking about a serial killer who targets young girls in pairs, one of which must have a phone and an online presence, one of which must be being raised by their grandparents, and both must have differing body types. Very sad and heart breaking. tried to deescalate the crowd by reassuring us that Kent smock was the man for the job! XXXXXX sent December 7, 2020 Sorry if this has been mentioned before but its my first post after catching up on the Iowa murders but just watching LordanArt's latest Elizabeth and Lyric video and wondered about a possible connection between the Iowa deaths of 13th July and Delphi's 13th February dates? I think it would be great if people stopped attacking the family members for their mistakes and drug use. The ED bodies were going 6+ months later so they were so badly decomposed and scattered from the animals that a definite answer was improbable. There is a clear victims similarity. I would bet anything it had to do with the drugs n ratting ppl out.makes me sick to my stomach because I was down by the lake twice that day within that time frame.. Steve, am sure you have done so did you see anything or remember anything? 7.- wrong. lyric and elizabeth abby and libby. Of Public Safety. That was a 15 year old girl Kathlynn Shepard and her 12 year old friend from another small town in Iowa. Hypnosis will bring it out and we can move on. Even if I am proven wrong by an arrest of a drug cartel member, other children and adults in this state have been spotted, stalked, killed, and dumped. RIP angels I hope ur justice is one day found! I am not saying he was involved, but he has connections to the area. So its not impossible that a dealer would do something like that to someones child in order to ensure silence. It was short and grainy, but it placed the cousins less than a block from their grandmothers house around 12:11pm, near an auction house. So, you must know exactly who did it and why. You sent December 7, 2020 3) In reference to your insults about the commenters lack of education, I believe you meant to say eighth grade rather than eigth grade. Mr. Collins lost his daughter, his niece, his marriage, his peace of mind and much more. Her dog, Gus, also attended the graveside service and was decorated with a rose. Yes! Agree that LE in Iowa were much more effective. Jodi I dont have any drug dealers so I would appriciate if you might not talk about me like you know me . They believe that the offender may be a member of the Evansdale community, and that its not likely they are transient or just an individual that was passing through. There are still no updates or leads that have led to any arrests. The timing of things couldnt be more suspicious. very good questions.I believe that the site where they were found was a known meth lab dump site.In the heart of the park.definitely someone local!!! I always pull up google maps when reviewing these cases. My family refused to tell me because they didnt want to scare me deluded and risky LASCIVIOUS ACTS W/CHILD-INFLICT PAIN OR DISCOMFORT (FELD). Keep investigating them! :-/. On May 14, 2014, police ruled out Michael Klunder as a suspect in the cousins 2012 death. Why isnt your name listed as a surviving son in his obituary?? Morel Mushroom season ends around the end of May. Additionally, Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers has offered a $50,000 reward for anyone coming forward with information that simply leads to an arrest. I think Jodi is right on the money ! Heartbreaking..i hope they find.out who did this to them . Scott Medhaug was staying at Debra Kings. Unreal! Prayers for these families. He is considered endangered/physical, for some unknown reason. He also was in jail for assaulting Misty, from whom he is divorced. but as far as i know.. we dont know if they were kept captives all this time or not. I am sure its not Fitz. Two witnesses said theyd seen the white SUV parked between two bike trail signs. Discussed at todays RA hearings: evidence; trial "The Courthouse" - Another AWESOME Video from Indy Was KK waiting in red Jeep for Richard Allen? Kent did it. I remember this :-(, I remember that was all over the local news for a long while. The houses were next door. He told the creepy stories about how she liked sitting on his lap and that she wanted him. She was really cute, he told the reporter. Community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night at Meyers Lake at the same spot where theyd set up a makeshift memorial after the girls disappeared in July. 2005 2023 My friends ex husband has a number of employees, he once had a public works position in XXXXXXXX and most of her family now works at XXXXXXXX. Dan, do you think the two cases are related? She showed me where Chad Fitzs mom or grandma lived, right by Meyers Lake. They all remain in the Evansdale/Independence area. The girls set out around noon that day. Their bikes and Elizabeths purse were later found on a trail on the southeast corner of Meyers Lake about 4 p.m. the same day the girls went missing, but there were no clues as to their whereabouts. He was reportley being followed by a blue car.. And this serial killer was able to orchestrate this twice. He is likely to do it again. She wants me to stain the steps outside her front door this week. So now he leaves that Evansdale house after the murders and moves in with grandma (or mom) AGAIN, now in Readlyn, near the reserve! The girls grandmother, Wylma Cook, told the press she last saw the girls riding their bikes near downtown Evansdale about 12:15 p.m. July 13. Locals in a bar/club who knew the girls and their families talked about this and never did anything??????? Both teenagers were in 8th standard and had a day off. Lyric was preceded in death by her paternal great-grandfather, Jim Weikert and maternal grandfather, Ray Cook. I dont believe its linked.. but its still the only similar case in the last decade that i know off, so taking a deeper look ..this is another case we know nothing about.. actually its more secretive cause the info in delphi was exposed one way or another >>>not this one, were they kept alive after abduction or killed before being foundwhat was the state of the bodies and was it possible to know anything from them, but what i found interesting is that one family of one of the victims also had criminal history with drugs and so on, two ppl confessed to the murder but were ruled out as fake confession, this alerts you to have possible it is to get a fake confession for things like that, why is this case still coldi heard they only shared a detail years after about a car ? You mean like a door closer? 12/7/20, 5:39 PM Drew Collins , I will Apologize To you Sir , For The Awful and rude Comments being made about you and your Family . I think they found that he was innocent on this one. ?) 2) Do you have an idea how ignorant you sound should have ended with a question mark, not a period, and it should have been any idea, not an idea. The woman he lived with was first in Evansdale, the moves out to Readlyn. Did get em. I always thought it was someone working for the DOT. Thats one of the reasons weve involved, to remember these kids.. Even though Dan Morrissey was involved with meth, my guess would be that if the murders were related to drugs, we would absolutely know. XXXXX told me about his car being crushed (I found he had a white PU at the time, maybe his, maybe the persons he lived with, he/they may have others, but this was at least one of them.) I lived in Dade county Florida (Miami) for 3 short years back in the 80s where a close relative worked with one of the early drug task forces in the state. After walking around looking for the girls It was later confirmed by the Delphi Police in a Press Conference that it was indeed the bodies of Abby and Libby that had been found, thus throwing a. My father Dennis Ross Harmon was the killer of the Delphi girls give me a call at 502-965-3372 Dennis Ross Harmon was his name and my younger son Dylan. Those girls probably saw them in the house and was never told they are bad people. I may just tell her to thank her friend for the docs number, and oh by the way how is she doing. About Lyric and Elizabeth Lyric Ray Lynn Cook-Morrisey (courtesy Locke Funeral Home) was born on October 2, 2001, in Waterloo to Dan and Misty Morrissey. Where did it end up where you said it smelled? White SUVs. Twisted Tracks; The Murders of Liberty German and Abigail . Who has left the area,?? 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