The victims were all shot and buried in shallow graves around the Mason City area. 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. prolly a family member..they kill us to keep control of fear in the rest of us. About 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. Delphi may well have been an attempted abduction, a la Evansdale, which went wrong due to the girls being that bit older, stronger and more aware of what was happening. They disappear and are later found murdered. MO and signature are both different and cases arent geographically linked. Both are deceased now, but Chad should be considered a suspect anyway. On the other hand, there might be more than one perpetrator. Both occurred in tiny rural towns. This site uses cookies to improve user experience. The reverse date thing is rather creepy Ill give you that. They would kill the children and lay them face down with their arms folded under their heads as if they were sleeping. He also was in jail for assaulting Misty, from whom he is divorced. I like the updates. The children were moved from the abduction site and their bodies were dumped in a more remote area 25 miles away, so, like the police said, the abductor most likely lives in and knows the area. The Morrissey family has been the subject of intense scrutiny, particularly Lyrics father, Dan. If you analyse any two cases for long enough youll find similarities between them. Twisted Tracks; The Murders of Liberty German and Abigail . 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. Easy to get VIN, get crushers records, date, etc. Her dog, Gus, also attended the graveside service and was decorated with a rose. One of my friends is from Evansdale and knew the two missing girls. I know a lot of people focus on Lyrics mother and father because of their drug history, but some people were focused more on where the girls were found: Seven Bridges Wildlife Area. Btw, only one set of parents was connected with drugs. I dont believe these girls were killed by a juvenile offender or first-time offender, as the perpetrator took two victims at once, which is very risky. Lyric was also survived by many cousins and friends. My heart goes out to the family. He left that night. 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. (No) one should b trusted or ruled out. In no way do i feel attacked by you making a comment, thats why we are members of this site, to bring minds together. A publication about unsolved mysteries from the deep ocean to space and from antiquity to present day. for example the names of the more robust girls, how would this guy know lyric and libbys middle names and that they were more robust? Were going to find you, and were going to come get you.. That section of hwy 20 was under construction for months. Just like Delphi. Some think it was a botched kidnapping/ransom scenario that went wrong ? I may just tell her to thank her friend for the docs number, and oh by the way how is she doing. Hardly anything about him. This is the most obscure area in the park and is next to I-350. Seven Bridges is basically just a road that loops around the forrest nexts to a river. Its happended before one guy fessed up after about 40 years turned himself in. I remember this. Does Altmayer arrest have any connection to missing cousins case? Related: 14 Chilling True Crime Books About Real-Life Kidnappings. There refers to a place. Poor girls :(. Im surprised someone hasnt let it slipped as to who did this. It is sad that we have turned into a society that tears other people down rather practice, innocent until proven guilty. For misappropriation of law enforcement resources. They did so without attacking anyone else in the process. One is on Gilbert in Evansdale and one on a farm or house in Readlyn. Hardly anyone would be walking around that area much until the start of the deer hunting season. Keep investigating them! I myself have been sexually abused as a child. FWIW, Dustin Honken and Angela Johnson, both small time meth dealers in the Mason City area, kidnapped and killed five people in 1993 order to send a message not to squeal. Did get em. Were going to find you, and were going to come get you, said Waterloo Director of Safety Services Dan Trelka. get hypnotized. This perpetrator just died in prison and she and her family were discussing his obituary. He was cleared This creep has an old kidnappings charge and a charge with LASCIVIOUS ACTS W/CHILD-INFLICT PAIN OR DISCOMFORT (FELD) and KIDNAPPING 1ST DEGREE 1978 (FELA). Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. | Ive loved true crime since Forensic Files was Medical Detectives! The two girls were nowhere to be found, nor was there any idea of what could have happened to them. 2005 2023 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 Shes so cute; Id like to kidnap her, the article quotes R. Fitz as saying. I think most of us have read about Lyric Cook, 10 years old and Elizabeth Collins, 8 years old. The little girls were around the same age as my son. The girls went missing on July 13. On February 6, 2013, officials announced that the trail and park at Meyers Lake would be renamed to honor the memory of Lyric and Elizabeth. 7.- wrong. The street meets up with the bike trail where the girls bikes were found. I really wish the woman of cold justice would look into this, 1982 September 5th Jonny Gosch was reported missing after he "disappeared" while delivering mail. But Lyric and Elizabeth were found at Bremer County's Seven Bridges Wildlife Park. I am reading conflicting reports. 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. Unlike Lyric and Elizabeths case, Abby and Libbys bodies were found the next day. People jumped on to the idea that it might have been a trucker, but there is a large fence between the park and the interstate. Chillingly, the dates both sets of girls vanished, 7-13-12 and 2-13-17, are anagrams of each other. Check this out. You may have interviewed the gentleman I am addressing here. They are two totally different set of circumstances. Did the writer clearly convey what he/she meant as it related to this cold case? These drug cartel enforcer are animals but they are also magnificently smart. Case Summaries December 5th. 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. Unreal! You mean like a door closer? Lyric and Elizabeth were in IA. Volunteers soon came out by the hundreds, organizing candlelight vigils, press conferences, and searches. 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God bless ! Spewing awesomeness all over the web! Just broken. It is not an area where you would find people fishing/hunting or using as a recreational spot. The girls bikes were found on the trail in the South East corner of the park. Their is possesive, as in it is their turn. Why isnt your name listed as a surviving son in his obituary?? Shes tells me her friend in Evansdale gave her the number of a good cardiologist in Waterloo. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It makes me sick how people want to judge my family and they dont know anything about my family . Its sad. Because the girls were presumably kidnapped in a fairly quiet, isolated area (the lake), I believe they were probably seen either in town, and followed to the abduction site, or someone at the lake happened to see them. Where did it end up where you said it smelled? So surely law enforcement has asked for cell phone pings at the Lake when the girls were there and then tracked those pings to actual owners of those cell phones. Maybe he already has. Someone wanting money would threaten or harm the adults who actually owe them money (perhaps by threatening the children, yes). Then theres the reward. Im not sure if this is in any way related, but the similarities struck me. Being there was two girls, one watched the other die first, again, pointing back to the MO. lyric and elizabeth abby and libby Im easily manipulated and often lied to but I try yo be honest as I can and not use others toward my own personal gains or demand to get my own beliefs and opinions forced on others. The bodies were eventually identified as Elizabeth and Lyricfound 25 miles from where they originally went missing. Probably a family friend who grew up in the area and had a hunting or fishing license at one point. In fact she called us in Colorado the night the girls went missing. According to the USA Today story, Meyers said authorities were taking a two-pronged approach to any comparisons: laboratory analysis of forensic evidence, and investigative work that could pinpoint, among other things, where Klunder may have been when other people went missing. Everyone has a concious unless they are in a comma. Why did the brother vanish so quickly after the girls were declared missing ? 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. I dont know why but it tends to give be a better perspective of what happened and how. Im glad Im not the only one with that theory! Either it was someone who was naive to the idea that hunters would be in the area and would probably find the girls or it was someone who knew and wanted the girls to be found during hunting season. Mike, he sounds like a good candidate. The remembrance came with a message for the killer of the Black Hawk County girls. Both crimes occurred less than a mile from a four- lane highway. Even though LE has stated they do not believe the two to be connected in any way, the similarities really are chilling. This points to stabbing/cutting. 2 young girls, white truck. What I find is a lot of evidence of disrespect, allegations, and even some cruelty. How can someone live with themselves day to day? As XXXXX is telling me this story, she burst into tears. I also wonder, since he had so many meth/drug busts if that is related? I know you have interviewed all the usual suspects, including those named in the Dephi murders, etc. Her daughter is still very nave and even now doesnt grasp the ramifications of some of these acts. They can exhume all three of them. Kent did it. Unfortunately, nothing turned up as to what could have happened to Elizabeth and Lyric. Three years already. The FBI knows. 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. I may have missed a lot of the discussions and taken the wrong/right side or neither I dont know what goes on in the mind of others but I do know evil exists. The parents may not know the specific killer but they DO know why thoes beautiful little girls lives we taken ! The park where the girls were found is very remote and only the kind of place locals who grew up in the area ever visit. Soon, the Black Hawk County Sheriffs Department and the local fire department joined in the search for Elizabeth and Lyric. I think maybe cops and family are all to blame,this should have been solved right after those girls were found,cops and family must have known right away who did it they just dont want to hurt the parents,they hide behind lack of evidence,in any other state this would have been solved years ago,but not in rural Iowa where hardly any crime ever goes to trial because they plead everything down or if trial its 99% always a guilty verdict,so my opinion is nothing will ever happen,which is sad. Iowa, 5 months after young cousins vanished: Lyric Cook-Morrissey, Elizabeth Collins may be found, authorities say, The Des Moines Register, Dec. 5, 2012, Anonymous donor adds $100K to reward for two missing Iowa girls, The Des Moines Register, Nov. 30, 2012, Iowa Department of Public Safety Missing Person Information Clearinghouse, Mother of missing girl faces new court date, KCCI Channel 8 Des Moines, Nov. 12, 2012, Dads message for daughter: I will never stop looking, KCCI Channel 8 Des Moines, Oct. 19, 2012, What do jurors know about missing girls dad?, KCCI Channel 8 Des Moines, Sept. 26, 2012, Innocence Abducted: From Johnny Gosch to Evansdale Cousins, 30 Years Have Brought Many Changes to Missing Children Investigations, Johnston Patch, Sept. 7, 2012, Attempted Abduction Reports in Ames Jump After Evansdale Girls Go Missing, The Ames Patch, Sept. 5, 2012. She was an infectious joy to be around with a smile that radiated with love. The other girl managed to escape when Klunder took Shepard to another part of the property, police say. Someone knew it was Richard in that video 2020. Her desire to have fun within those loving relationships was seen while going to church, sharing devotions with her parents in the morning and card games with her grandmother in the afternoons. Care to mention? I really hope they find the sick person behind this. (1) Double homicide involving two abduction/murders of juvenile children is so rare, yet two happen in the same region within a few hours apart (double murder involving two girls is even more rare). Doesnt it seem more likely that these are two separate cases that happen to share some unimportant coincidences than the work of an overly elaborate serial killer? Abby Libby is on Facebook. I also want to get Early Bird Books newsletter featuring book deals, recommendations, and giveaways. 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