THE DARK SIDE OF IOWA
Unsolved
Connie Craft
courtesy Iowa Cold Cases
On Monday, June 30, 1975, the body of Connie Craft, 20, was found in a rock quarry near Cresco at about 10 AM. The Cresco native, who currently was attending cosmetology school in Rochester, Minnesota, had come home for the weekend visit.
A couple intending to swim in the popular "Albion Gravel Pit," discovered Connie's body at about 10 AM and contacted authorities. Her body was found clad in jeans and a halter top, but she wore no shoes. Officials found Connie's driver's license in a jean pocket. An autopsy concluded that Connie drowned at approximately 1:30 AM. She had not been sexually assaulted, though marks on her head indicated she may have been hit with a rock or some other type of blunt instrument.
Howard County Sheriff Gordon Watros said Connie had attended the Howard County Fair the previous evening before walking to a girlfriend's home. Connie was found wearing the same clothing she'd worn to the fair. She'd last been seen at 12:30 AM across from the police station, sitting on the steps of the city's old armory.
If you have any information about Connie's unsolved murder, please contact the Howard County Sheriff's Office at 563.547.3535.
A couple intending to swim in the popular "Albion Gravel Pit," discovered Connie's body at about 10 AM and contacted authorities. Her body was found clad in jeans and a halter top, but she wore no shoes. Officials found Connie's driver's license in a jean pocket. An autopsy concluded that Connie drowned at approximately 1:30 AM. She had not been sexually assaulted, though marks on her head indicated she may have been hit with a rock or some other type of blunt instrument.
Howard County Sheriff Gordon Watros said Connie had attended the Howard County Fair the previous evening before walking to a girlfriend's home. Connie was found wearing the same clothing she'd worn to the fair. She'd last been seen at 12:30 AM across from the police station, sitting on the steps of the city's old armory.
If you have any information about Connie's unsolved murder, please contact the Howard County Sheriff's Office at 563.547.3535.
Source: Iowa Cold Cases