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Riccardo Bowers Missing Person Case

Last seen in Des Moines, Iowa on May 15, 2001

Victim Details

Mar 18, 2013

Oct 27, 2022

Riccardo

Bowers

69

44

72 inches

175 lbs

Black / African American

Male

May 15, 2001

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

22507

Des Moines Police Department

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

Darren Cornwell

Sgt

25 East 1st Street, Iowa

5152834864

Local

Law Enforcement

2001-18805

Des Moines Police Department

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/09/2026


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Riccardo Rickey Bowers, a 44-year-old Black male, was reported missing in Des Moines, Iowa, on May 15, 2001. At the time of his disappearance, he was approximately 6 feet tall and weighed 175 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white YMCA shirt and jeans.

The circumstances surrounding Bowers's disappearance are distressing, as he was last seen jumping into the Des Moines River near Locust Street. The Des Moines Police Department opened an investigatio ...
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