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Unsolved
Gerald E. Best

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photo courtesy Iowa Cold Cases
Offender:  Unsolved
Age:  50 years old
County:  Cerro Gordo
City:  Mason City
Date of Crime:  December 30, 1999

Gerald E. Best was found stabbed to death on December 30, 1999, in his apartment at 4 N. Madison Avenue in Mason City.  The 50-year-old’s throat had been slashed. 

The Mason City Police Department interviewed dozens of people, but no arrests have ever been made in the case.  Gerald’s brother, Robert, admitted that drugs may have been involved. 

If you have any information regarding Gerald’s unsolved murder, please contact the Mason City Police Department at 641.421.3636.
Source:  Iowa Cold Cases


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