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Beth Ricketts Missing Person Case

Last seen in Des Moines, Iowa on Dec 22, 1997

Victim Details

Aug 29, 2012

Oct 27, 2022

Beth

Ricketts

59

31

68 inches

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 22, 1997

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

12243

Des Moines Police Department

Des Moines

Iowa

Polk County

50309

Darren Cornwell

Sgt

25 East 1st Street, Iowa

5152834864

Local

Law Enforcement

1997-57018

Des Moines Police Department

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

07/12/2026


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Beth Ann Ricketts, a 31-year-old mother of three, went missing from Des Moines, Iowa, on December 22, 1997. She was last seen leaving her home around 9:30 a.m. to go Christmas shopping, driving her gold 1994 Geo Prizm. That afternoon, a fire broke out at her residence, causing significant damage, though it remains unclear whether this was connected to her disappearance.

Beth was a military veteran who had recently moved from Oklahoma City to Des Moines. On December 24, two days after sh ...
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