We Remember: Fort Dodge Cold Cases
Just a reminder that these cases are still open, and may be an anonymous call or tip away from being solved.
Lisa Ann McCuddin
23 YOA
Fort Dodge, Iowa (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.
The driver, 29-year-old Fred Murray, and 23-year-old McCuddin were taken to the hospital, where McCuddin died. Murray was treated and released for minor injuries. The first gunshot victim, Isaac Givens, 23, told police he was shot in the shoulder as he ran from a man wielding a gun at the hotel earlier that night. Givens also was treated and released.
Police later said the two shooting incidents were related and believed it started when a fight broke out after a dance at the Fort Dodge Eagles Lodge; some of the people involved in the fight were later involved in the shootings.
On October 22, 2004, a judge agreed to the Fort Dodge Police Department's request to jail a potential witness, Morquette Jackson, 19, on a material witness warrant.
The following Monday, October 25, 2004, police arrested two more men -- Jimmy Dilliard, Jr., 20, and Darrin Foy, 20, both of Fort Dodge -- and charged them with aiding and abetting. Morquette Jackson was then charged with attempted murder, willful injury, going armed with intent and rioting. All three were held in the Webster County Jail with bail set at $58,500.
A fourth man, Draper McDonald, 27, also of Fort Dodge, was arrested in November and on November 19th was charged with aiding and abetting attempted murder, aiding and abetting willful injury, and aiding and abetting going armed with intent in connection with the first shooting that injured Isaac Givens. Police said the shooting was linked to the shooting that killed McCuddin, but that the charges against McDonald were unrelated to McCuddin's shooting.
Lisa Ann McCuddin's case remains open and the investigation is ongoing.
Webster County Crime Stoppers, Fort Dodge Police and Lisa's family have joined forces to bring Lisa's killer to justice, and are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in her death.
In a July 2007 MySpace blog post, Jennifer McCuddin made an appeal to those her sister once called "friends," urging them to come forward and report to police what knowledge they have about Lisa's death.
If you have any information concerning this case, you may call the Fort Dodge police at 515-573-1426, Crime Stoppers at 515-573-1444 or toll free 1-800-542-9702, or contact Agent Larry Hedlund at 515-571-0880 or by e-mail at hedlund@dps.state.ia.us.
Gregory J. Howell
Age at Report: 44
Missing From: Fort Dodge, Iowa (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.
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Fort Dodge Police Department at 515-573-2323.
Source: Iowa Cold Cases
Lisa Ann McCuddin
23 YOA
Fort Dodge, Iowa (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.
The driver, 29-year-old Fred Murray, and 23-year-old McCuddin were taken to the hospital, where McCuddin died. Murray was treated and released for minor injuries. The first gunshot victim, Isaac Givens, 23, told police he was shot in the shoulder as he ran from a man wielding a gun at the hotel earlier that night. Givens also was treated and released.
Police later said the two shooting incidents were related and believed it started when a fight broke out after a dance at the Fort Dodge Eagles Lodge; some of the people involved in the fight were later involved in the shootings.
On October 22, 2004, a judge agreed to the Fort Dodge Police Department's request to jail a potential witness, Morquette Jackson, 19, on a material witness warrant.
The following Monday, October 25, 2004, police arrested two more men -- Jimmy Dilliard, Jr., 20, and Darrin Foy, 20, both of Fort Dodge -- and charged them with aiding and abetting. Morquette Jackson was then charged with attempted murder, willful injury, going armed with intent and rioting. All three were held in the Webster County Jail with bail set at $58,500.
A fourth man, Draper McDonald, 27, also of Fort Dodge, was arrested in November and on November 19th was charged with aiding and abetting attempted murder, aiding and abetting willful injury, and aiding and abetting going armed with intent in connection with the first shooting that injured Isaac Givens. Police said the shooting was linked to the shooting that killed McCuddin, but that the charges against McDonald were unrelated to McCuddin's shooting.
Lisa Ann McCuddin's case remains open and the investigation is ongoing.
Webster County Crime Stoppers, Fort Dodge Police and Lisa's family have joined forces to bring Lisa's killer to justice, and are offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons involved in her death.
In a July 2007 MySpace blog post, Jennifer McCuddin made an appeal to those her sister once called "friends," urging them to come forward and report to police what knowledge they have about Lisa's death.
If you have any information concerning this case, you may call the Fort Dodge police at 515-573-1426, Crime Stoppers at 515-573-1444 or toll free 1-800-542-9702, or contact Agent Larry Hedlund at 515-571-0880 or by e-mail at hedlund@dps.state.ia.us.
Gregory J. Howell
Age at Report: 44
Missing From: Fort Dodge, Iowa (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.
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact the Fort Dodge Police Department at 515-573-2323.
Source: Iowa Cold Cases
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Comment by Bill Grady on October 2, 2009 at MyFortDodge.com -
From The Messenger, October 2, 2009: 'Coward' thinks he got away with murder
From the article: Hedlund said the person responsible for her murder should "be concerned about how we recovered this car - it wasn't random luck."
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