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The Unsolved Evelyn Miller Murder Investigation: 4 Years Later

Evelyn Miller
It's been four years since five-year-old Evelyn Miller vanished from her Floyd County home on July 1, 2005. Days later, a kayaker found her body near the Cedar River, and prosecutors have yet to charge anyone for her murder.

KCRG-TV9 in Cedar Rapids has followed the case since Evelyn's disappearance, and present a series of videos and news reports on their website documenting how one young girl's senseless death transformed a family and community.

Visit the blog and tribute site --
Memories of Evelyn Miller -- established by Evelyn's paternal grandparents, Richard and Linda Christie.

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Lisa Ann McCuddin
Homicide:
Lisa Ann McCuddin
23 YOA
Fort Dodge, IA (Webster County)
October 2, 2004

On October 2, 2004, Lisa Ann McCuddin was shot and killed while riding as a passenger in a vehicle on its way to a Fort Dodge, Iowa, motel. Officials initially were called to Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge where a man had gone after reporting being shot at the Holiday Inn. But when police got to the Holiday Inn to investigate the shooting, a car pulled into the parking lot driven by a man who said he and a female passenger had just been shot while driving to the hotel.
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Elizabeth Syperda
Missing Person
Elizabeth Nicole Forshee-Syperda
Age at Report: 22
Missing From: Mount Pleasant, IA (Henry County)
Missing Since: July 17, 2000


Elizabeth Syperda was last seen by her roommate at their East Madison Street apartment in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, at 10:30 p.m. on July 17, 2000, when the roommate left to go to work. When the roommate returned at 4:00 a.m., Elizabeth was gone, though she did not have access to a car and all her personal belongings were left behind.

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Crystal Arensdorf
Missing Person
Crystal Ann Arensdorf
Age at Report: 20
Missing From: Dubuque, IA (Dubuque County)
Missing Since: July 4, 2001


Crystal Arensdorf of Dubuque, Iowa, was last seen at approximately 2:00 a.m. on July 4, 2001 at Knicker's Saloon, 2186 Central Avenue in Dubuque. Arensdorf -- a minor at the time of her visit to the bar -- was there with friends and trying to get a ride to East Dubuque, Ill.
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Gregory Howell
Missing Person
Gregory J. Howell
Age at Report: 44
Missing From: Fort Dodge, IA (Webster County)
Missing Since: January 1, 2005


Gregory Howell was reported missing to the Fort Dodge Police Department on January 1, 2005. Few details are available in his case.
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Clarence Cecil
Missing Person:
Clarence LeRoy Cecil
Age at Report: 81
Missing From: Davis County, IA
Missing Since: June 5, 2004


Clarence Cecil went fishing in Davis County, Iowa, on June 5, 2004, and was reported missing when he did not return. He has never been heard from again.
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Arthur Rascon
Missing Person:
Arthur Rascon
Age at Report: 72
Missing From: Davenport, IA (Scott County)
Missing Since: July 25, 2005


Arthur Rascon was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department on July 25, 2005. Few other details are available in his case.

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William Francis Rogers
Missing Person
William Francis Rogers
Age At Report: 46
Missing From: North English, IA (Iowa and Keokuk Counties)
Missing Since: February 25, 2001


William Rogers was last seen at his residence in North English, Iowa, during the evening hours of February 25, 2001. His home burned down during the night and he has never been heard from again.
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Peggy Cottrell
Missing Person:
Peggy Ann Cottrell
Age at Report: 66
Missing From: Marshalltown, IA (Marshall County)
Missing Since: May 26, 2001


Peggy Ann Cottrell resided at the Southridge Nursing Home in Marshalltown, Iowa. A relative dropped her off at the facility at approximately 6:30 p.m. on May 26, 2001, and Cottrell was last seen running away from the home only minutes later. A fisherman discovered Cottrell's purse along the banks of the Iowa River several weeks after she was reported missing.
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L.C. Matlock
Missing Person:
L.C. Matlock
Age at Report: 37
Missing From: Waterloo, IA (Black Hawk County)
Missing Since: July 5, 2004

On July 5, 2004, 37-year-old L.C. Matlock walked across the Mullen Avenue Bridge in Waterloo, Iowa, and was never seen nor heard from again.