Body discovered near Dow City, Iowa, 2/23/09 [ID: LORENZO NAMBO GARCIA]

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UPDATE: Body discovered near Dow City, Iowa

Posted: Feb 25, 2009 06:09 PM

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DOW CITY, Iowa (KTIV) - Authorities are investigating the discovery of a dead body found along a gravel road in Crawford County, Iowa.
Crawford County Sheriff's officials held a press conference at noon, but aren't releasing many details. They say the body was discovered at 4:50 p.m., Tuesday, just off U.S. Highway 30, near Dow City.
Sheriff's officials want the public to call if anyone they know is missing. The Sheriff's office can be reached at (712) 263-2146.

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Dead Body Found Near Dow City

Updated: Feb 25, 2009 03:39 PM EST
An investigation is underway into a dead body found outside Dow City, IA Tuesday night.

According to a spokesperson with the Crawford County Sheriff's department, the body of an unidentified person was found around 5pm Tuesday night. The body was discovered by 2 people walking along 2 mile road just outtisde of Dow City.

DCI is on the scene. More details will be released at a press conference in Denison, IA this afternoon. Tune into Channel 9 Eyewitness News at 5, 6, and 10 for the latest on this developing story.

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Body found in Crawford County


Wednesday, February 25, 2009 (http://www.radioiowa.com/datesearch/index.cfm?searchterm=02%2F25%2F2009), 2:29 PM


by Michael Earl, KDSN, Denison

Authorities in western Iowa's Crawford County are investigating the discovery of a body. Sheriff Jim Steinkuehler says the body was found in a deep ditch along a gravel road.
The discovery was made just before 5 p.m. Tuesday in a rural area south of Dow City. Few other details about the case are being released.
"An autopsy will be conducted at the State Medical Examiner's office in the near future. No additional information will be released at this time," Steinkuehler said at a press conference today.
The sheriff declined to say if the body is that of a male or female or speculate how or when the person may have died. Steinkuehler only added, "If anybody out there knows of anybody missing or anything, please contact the Crawford County Sheriff's Department by calling 712-263-2146." The Iowa D.C.I. is helping with the investigation.

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Law enforcement continues to investigate discovery of body

BY: Gordon Wolf
02/25/2009

Little information was divulged during a news conference Wednesday regarding the identity and the gender of a body discovered near Dow City late Tuesday afternoon.

Crawford County Sheriff Jim Steinkuehler conducted the news conference at City Hall in Dow City shortly after 11:30 a.m.

When asked if the body was of a man or a woman, Steinkuehler stated, "We don't know now."

The body is at the State Medical Examiner's office in Ankeny.

Asked if there was identification on the body, Steinkuehler said, "Nothing that I can tell you. The medical examiner will be doing that and finding if there is. We haven't heard anything at this time."

At the beginning of the news conference, Steinkuehler read a prepared release that gave the following details:

- At approximately 4:50 p.m. on Tuesday, an unidentified body was discovered in rural Crawford County south of Dow City.

- Law enforcement continues to conduct interviews and collect evidence in the case.

- The Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are in the early stages of the investigation.

- The DCI crime scene team from Des Moines is also assisting in the investigation - An autopsy will be conducted at the State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny in the near future.

Steinkuehler said no additional information would be released at this time.

He did ask that anyone who knows of a missing person to contact the Crawford County Sheriff's Office at 712-263-2146.

Reporters from three television stations, three newspapers and one radio station attended the press conference. In addition, several members of the general public stood just inside the door at city hall to listen to the press conference.

Reporters asked Steinkuehler questions pertaining to the identity of the person or persons who discovered the body, what they were doing at the time of the discovery, whether the remains were decomposed, and whether the discovery was linked to a report of a young missing man. Steinkuehler said he could not respond because of the ongoing investigation.

Steinkuehler said the body was found south of Dow City on a gravel road.

Steinkuehler said he could not divulge on which side of the road the body was located but did say it was found in a ditch. He estimated the ditch to be approximately 20 feet deep.

A source informed the Bulletin and Review that the body had been found on Two Mile Road approximately two and one-quarter miles south of the intersection with Highway 30. Two Mile Road is located two miles west of Dow City.

A source also told the Bulletin and Review that the body was located on the west side of the road, that it was a non-Caucasian male, that the body appeared mummified and that it appeared it had been in the ditch all winter.

When asked if law enforcement was treating the situation as a homicide, Steinkuehler stated, "We're waiting for the outcome of the medical examination to let us know and determine that. We are not at this time."

Courtney Greene, spokeswoman for the DCI, indicated to the Bulletin and Review that the autopsy would be performed tomorrow (Thursday, February 26).

Steinkuehler said he would contact the media when more information becomes available.

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Officials Investigate Unidentified Body Discovered in Ditch
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 12:16 AM
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A mystery unfolds Wednesday in Crawford County, Iowa after someone finds an unidentified body there late Tuesday afternoon. Now investigators are searching for clues. Reporter Samantha Suttle spent the day in Crawford County.

An anonymous source close to the investigation tells KMEG 14 and KPTH FOX 44 News the body is that of a male. However at this point, the age is unknown. And on the record, officials are saying very little, leaving locals near Dow City, Iowa, wondering what exactly happened in their small town.
"In a small town you don't expect things like that here," says Area Resident Leonard Hassett.
Folks around town are shocked to hear the news.
"On Tuesday, February 24, 2009, at approximately 4:50 p.m., an unidentified body was discovered in rural Crawford County, south of Dow City," says Crawford County Sheriff James Steinkuehler.
It was found in a 20-foot ditch along a gravel road, just a few miles south of Dow City.

"It's just kinda scary when you hear something like that big happening in a small town," says Linda Wood, an area resident.
The investigation is still in the early stages. Officials have closed off the road where the body was found continuing to collect evidence, searching for answers.

Investigators want to know, how did the person get here? Did he take his own life? Or was his life taken from him? The Crawford County sheriff says an autopsy is underway at the state medical examiner's office in Ankeny.
"If anybody out there knows of anybody missing or anything, please contact the Crawford County Sheriff's Department," says Sheriff Steinkuehler.
For now, locals continue to wonder about a crime scene so foreign to their little town.
"It doesn't make you feel comfortable. Hope it's a very rare occasion," Hassett says.
If you have any information that could help in the investigation, you can call the Crawford County sheriff's office at 712-263-2146.

http://www.kpth.com/Global/story.asp?S=9906926

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Dead Body Found Near Dow City

Posted: Feb 25, 2009 05:28 PM
Updated: Feb 25, 2009 11:08 PM

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The body was found in a ditch near Dow City, Iowa Tuesday night.
Now authorities are asking for your help.
People walking along 2 Mile Road discovered the remains around 5pm Tuesday night.
Folks in Dow City say they've heard the body is of a black or hispanic male.
Officers, however, are remaining very tight-lipped about the sex or ethnicity of the body until investigators are done working the scene.
They are in the early stages of the investigation and already have a few people in custody for questioning but still need the public's help.
"If anybody knows of anybody whose missing at this time I ask that you contact the crawford county sheriff's department office and give us any information you can give us. We'd appreciate it." Said Crawford County Sheriff James Steinkuehler
Sheriff Steinkuehler says an autopsy will be done Thursday.
You can reach the Crawford County Sheriff's office 712 - 263 - 2146

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2/26/2009

Body found near Dow City to be autopsied


DOW CITY - An autopsy was to be performed this morning to determine the cause of a death for a body found near Dow City on Tuesday.

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office said the body was found in a ditch by two young girls walking outside of Dow City about 5 p.m. Tuesday.

Authorities aren't releasing the gender of the body or any other physical descriptions, and they haven't said whether the case is being treated as a homicide.

Sheriff Office spokesman Mike Bremser said the autopsy was being performed at the State Medical Examiner's Office at Ankeny and the office hoped to get results today or Friday.

Crawford County had no recent missing-person reports, and authorities there have no idea as to the victim's identity, Bremser said.

"We're sending out basic descriptors (of the body) to the rest of Iowa and surrounding states and hope to get some feedback," he said.

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is assisting in the investigation.


http://www.carrollspaper.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=7519&TM=55184.84

[packy]

I suppose they have their reasons for not releasing the gender, but it seems like it would help them avoid a lot of unnecessary contacts from people who are missing a family member.

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I agree Packy.
Check this out...it will blow you away....
open any of the PDF's, wow.
http://www.dps.state.ia.us/mpic/bulletin.shtml

[packy]

OMGosh, there are sooooo many. Yes it blows me away. How sad is this.

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Whats worse is I googled a couple of the names and came up with zip!

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BREAKING NEWS: Dow City body identified

02/27/2009

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A photograph taken Thursday morning shows the steepness of the ditch where a body was discovered late Tuesday afternoon southwest of Dow City along Two Mile Road. Crawford County Sheriff Jim Steinkuehler estimated the ditch at about 20 feet deep. An autopsy was performed on the body Thursday at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny. Few details have been released. Photo by Paul Rehm

The body discovered late Tuesday afternoon in a ditch along a gravel road southwest of Dow City has been identified as a 27-year-old Hispanic male, according to a release from the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities are attempting to contact the man's next of kin before releasing a name.

Law enforcement is treating the case as a homicide.

The sheriff's office release stated that the Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on Wednesday, February 26. A cause of death has been determined, but investigators are not released that information at this time.

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office, along with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, continues to encourage anyone that many have information about the case to call the sheriff's office at 712-263-2146.

The State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny on Tuesday completed the autopsy on a body discovered southwest of Dow City late Tuesday afternoon, but few details about the body have been released by authorities.

Little information was divulged during a news conference Wednesday conducted by Crawford County Sheriff Jim Steinkuehler regarding the condition and the gender of the body.

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I pray they have found his family and notified them. Thoughts and prayers go out to them. :1222423:

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Authorities, ID Body Found In Western Iowa Ditch
AP Staff Writer
March 5, 2009

Authorities have identified the body of a man found in a western Iowa ditch. Officials with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office say the body is that of a 27-year-old Lorenzo Nambo Garcia, who was believed to be staying most recently in Denison.

The body was found by a passer-by on Feb. 24 in a ditch south of Dow City. Sheriff's officials said last week that they were treating the death as a homicide.

Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the Crawford County Sheriff's Office.
http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-crawford-county-body-030509,0,1599467.story

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Man arrested in Oklahoma for western Iowa murder
Friday, September 4, 2009

Authorities in Oklahoma have arrested a man wanted for a February murder in western Iowa. Twenty-year-old Luis Trujillo-Mendez will be charged with first-degree murder for the death of 27-year-old Lorenzo Nambo Garcia of Denison.

Garcia's body was found in a ditch near Dow City in late February. Crawford County Sheriff James Steinkueler says Garcia disappeared on January 5th.

"On this date, a witness reports seeing...an acquaintance of the victim driving by the residence on two occasions," Steinkueler says. "...The witness left the area on personal business and never saw the victim again."

The sheriff says about a week after Garcia's body was found authorities obtained a warrant and searched Trujillo's residence in Denison."In Luis Trujillo's residence, a pistol and ammunition were recovered. A wallet belonging to the victim was also recovered during the search," the sheriff says. "On March 16, 2009 a vehicle belonging to the relative of Luis Trujillo was identified as the vehicle Luis Trujuillo was driving the night the victim disappeared."

That evidence was processed at the state crime lab. "It was determined that the ammunition found in Luis Trijuillo's residence was consistent with the bullets found in the victim's body. Ballistics of the bullets found in the victim's body matched those of the pistol found in Luis Trijuillio's residence," the sheriff says. "Inside the vehicle...DNA was recovered that positively matched that taken from the body of the victim."

Crawford County Attorney Michael Mundt says putting all those pieces together is a credit to the law enforcement officials involved. "For weeks before they found the body, I frankly (had) little hope that they would be able to unravel this case," Mundt says.

Trijuillio faces life in prison without parole if found guilty on the first degree murder charge. He's currently being held in Oklahoma and will have to be brought back to Iowa to face the charge. If you have any information in this case you are asked to call the Crawford County Crimestoppers Hotline at (712)263-4050.

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