Unsolved Iowa Murders: Jackie Douthart and Lyric Cook-Morrissey & Elizabeth Collins Cases

The Disappearance and Murder of Jackie Douthart

• 💡 Jackie Douthart, a 25-year-old mother, went missing on May 23, 2011, after a night out with friends in Iowa.
• 🔍 Her body was discovered nearly a year later, but the cause of death remained undetermined due to the skeletal remains.
• ⚠️ The primary suspect, Ben Biggs, who was the last person seen with Jackie, died by suicide during a police standoff, leaving many questions unanswered.
• ❓ Investigators believe Biggs was involved, but without his testimony or further evidence, the case remains cold.

The Disappearance and Double Murder of Lyric Cook-Morrissey and Elizabeth Collins

• 👧 Lyric Cook-Morrissey (10) and Elizabeth Collins (8), cousins, disappeared on July 13, 2012, while riding their bikes in Evansdale, Iowa.
• 💔 Their bikes and Elizabeth's purse were found near Meyers Lake, but the girls were missing for five months.
• 💀 Hunters discovered their bodies in a wildlife park 25 miles from the lake, in a case described as too horrific for details to be released.
• 🕵️‍♀️ An FBI profile suggested the perpetrator was a stressed individual, possibly with mental health issues, who knew the area and would blend in.
• 🚗 Eyewitnesses reported a suspicious white SUV near where the girls' bikes were found, but authorities could not link it definitively to the crime.
• ⚖️ While a known sex offender, Jeff Altmeyer, was arrested and convicted for crimes against children, police could not physically tie him to the murders of Lyric and Elizabeth.
• ❓ Authorities also investigated a potential link to a drug operation involving Lyric's parents, but no connection was found.
• 💔 The case remains unsolved, with a significant reward offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.