THE DARK SIDE OF IOWA
Unsolved
Keith Clayborne II & Jerry Cooper
Offender: Unsolved
Ages: Keith - 20 years old; Jerry - 23 years old
Case #: 1991-12517
County: Polk
City: Des Moines
Date of Crime: March 27, 1991
Ages: Keith - 20 years old; Jerry - 23 years old
Case #: 1991-12517
County: Polk
City: Des Moines
Date of Crime: March 27, 1991
On March 27, 1991, Keith Anthony Clayborne II, 20, and Jerry F. Cooper, 23, were shot execution style at 3205 Kingman Avenue #208 in Des Moines. The deaths were believed to be drug-related. Police said they were studying evidence to see if the shooting deaths were somehow related to the July 12, 1991, shooting deaths of two women in a central Iowa farmhouse.
Shari Exline, 29, and a friend visiting from Fort Dodge, Melissa Maharas, 35, were found shot to death in July in a farmhouse east of Adel. Jeff Thomas, 32, was wounded in the shooting. Harris Evans, 21, and Troy Mure were arrested in the Adel shootings and charged with first-degree murder. Harris was convicted of 1st-degree murder, Troy was acquitted. Police, however, were never able to connect the two double homicides.
If you have any information about this double homicide, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 515.283.4864.
Shari Exline, 29, and a friend visiting from Fort Dodge, Melissa Maharas, 35, were found shot to death in July in a farmhouse east of Adel. Jeff Thomas, 32, was wounded in the shooting. Harris Evans, 21, and Troy Mure were arrested in the Adel shootings and charged with first-degree murder. Harris was convicted of 1st-degree murder, Troy was acquitted. Police, however, were never able to connect the two double homicides.
If you have any information about this double homicide, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 515.283.4864.
Source: Iowa Cold Cases