IA IA - Melvin Price, 26, Hamburg, 17 Nov 1974

[Tulessa]

I did not see a thread for Melvin, so I thought I would start one. He's a Vietnam Vet.

Around 4:30 a.m. early Sunday morning, November 17, 1974, a passing Farragut truck driver discovered a body lying along Iowa Highway 42 near the foot of a hill about three miles west of Riverton, Iowa. He notified authorities, who identified the body as that of 26-year-old Melvin Price.

Price’s driver’s license listed his residence as Phoenix, Arizona, though he most recently had been living in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Fremont County Attorney Robert Leonard initially told media Price died of head injuries but refused to elaborate. A witness reported that Price appeared to have been beaten with a crowbar.

Fremont County Sheriff Bob Jenkins investigated the case along with the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Lot's of info at the link.

https://iowacoldcases.org/case-summaries/melvin-price/

 

[Richard]

Melvin Price was buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Hamburg, Iowa, with military rites by the Hamburg American Legion Color Guard.

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Melvin Price
26 YOA
Iowa Highway 42
Riverton, IA
Last seen alive leaving the VFW Club
Hamburg, IA
Fremont County
November 17, 1974

Case Summary
Around 4:30 a.m. early Sunday morning, November 17, 1974, a passing Farragut truck driver discovered a body lying along Iowa Highway 42 near the foot of a hill about three miles west of Riverton, Iowa. He notified authorities, who identified the body as that of 26-year-old Melvin Price.

Price’s driver’s license listed his residence as Phoenix, Arizona, though he most recently had been living in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Fremont County Attorney Robert Leonard initially told media Price died of head injuries but refused to elaborate. A witness reported that Price appeared to have been beaten with a crowbar.

Fremont County Sheriff Bob Jenkins investigated the case along with the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Just on his way to Hamburg
Price — a US Navy and Vietnam veteran — had come in contact with law enforcement the night before his death... more at link.

LINK:

Melvin Price | Iowa Cold Cases

 

[Richard]

This cold case is over 50 years old.

Vietnam veteran Melvin Price, 26, was bludgeoned to death after leaving the VFW Club in Hamburg, IA.

LINK:

https://www.facebook.com/iowacoldcases/posts/819193004770548

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up.

 

[GatorsNorth]

Strange that he maneuvered his vehicle around barricades to become stuck in wet concrete. Why on earth would he go through barricades?

I also wonder if he angered someone at the VFW and that person or persons followed him and bludgeoned him to death.

MOO, JMO