Ohio man missing since 1985 ID'd as victim in 1986 Iowa cold case Kyle Werner Des Moines Register Jun 30, 2026 5 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Forty-one years after an Ohio man went missing, an Iowa cold case is solved and his family finally has answers.kAmx? |2C49 `hge[ 2 CFC2= (:??6D9:6< r@F?EJ C6D:56?E 7@F?5 E96 3@5J @7 2 >2? H65865 36EH66? 92J 32=6D :? 9:D 32C?] (9:=6 >@G:?8 32=6D[ 96 7@F?5 2 A:?< 3=2?<6E @? E96 8C@F?5] %96? 2 D9@6] %96? E96 3@5J] %96 32=6D[ 6249 H6:89:?8 >@C6 E92? `[___ A@F?5D[ 925?VE 366? >@G65 D:?46 E96 DF>>6C 367@C6]k^AmkAm%96 >2? 7@F?5 36EH66? E96 32=6D 925 52C< 3C@H? 92:C 2?5 925 ?@E23=6 56?E2= H@C<] w6 H2D H62C:?8 3C@H? 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