Murder Victim
Roscoe Donnel Harris
46-year-old Farm Worker
1917-1963
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Motive: Unknown
Murder Scene and Date
Rural Route
Casey, Iowa
Guthrie County
July 6, 1963
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By Nancy Bowers
Written August 2010
Tombstone of Roscoe D. Harris (photo by “FLH.”)
His murder went unsolved.
Roscoe Donnell Harris was born on April l6, 1917 in Baker, Iowa, to Mabel Irene Rooker and Fred Harris. He had four siblings: Thora Harris Armstrong, Dale Frederick Harris, Mable Eileen Harris McKibbin, and Thelma May Harris.
Harris enlisted in the United States Army on July 25, 1941 and served during WWII. He was buried in Dalmanutha Cemetery in Guthrie County.
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Please note: Use of information in this article should credit Nancy Bowers as the author and Iowa Unsolved Murders: Historic Cases as the source.
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References
- ☛ “A Card of Thanks,” The Guthrian, July 23, 1963.
- ☛ Iowa Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Investigation Cold Case Unit.
- ☛ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946.
- ☛ U.S. Census.