Polk County, IA, Unsolved Cold Cases:
Alice Mae
Vanalstine
DOB: July 23, 1947
Missing From: Polk County, IA
Missing Since: April 2, 1976
Alice Vanalstine was reported
missing to the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Des Moines
on April 2, 1976. She may have been taken against her
will.
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Johnny Gosch
12 YOA
Missing From: Des Moines, IA
Missing Since: September 5, 1982
On September
5, 1982, Johnny Gosch left his home to work his Des
Moines Register paper route. What happened after that has
been the subject of speculation. According to Noreen
Gosch, two men approached him, he was thrown into a
vehicle and kidnapped.
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Robert "Corey" Poffenberger
2211 East 37th St.
Des Moines, IA
October 24, 2003
Robert Corey Poffenberger was murdered early Friday morning October 24, 2003 in the driveway of his home at 2211 East 37th St. in Des Moines. If you or anyone you know remembers seeing a vehicle or person(s) near Corey’s home around this time, or if you have heard anything that might be pertinent to this case, please contact the Polk County CrimeStoppers at 515-223-1400. Callers may remain anonymous.