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Iva Cheetham

Case from Missoula County, MT dated Sep 11, 1991

Victim Details

Iva Cheetham

December 8, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Missoula County

MT

1991-09-11

1991-09-11

50

kenneth-cheetham-missoula-county-mt

Iva

Cheetham

06/30/2026


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Do you know who murdered Iva and Kenneth Cheetham in 1991?
In the late summer of 1991, a Caucasian female named Iva Cheetham, and her husband Kenneth, were on a road trip from their home in Washington state, enjoying the scenic landscapes of Montana. Their vacation, however, took a tragic and mysterious turn near Lake Inez in the Swan Valley, north of Missoula. The couple was shot and killed around the first of July, but the full scope of the tragedy would not be understood for several weeks.

On August 5, 1991, the Cheethams' van was discovered a ...
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  • Missoula Co. Sheriff's Office reopens 1991 double homicide cold case
  • New information released on Missoula Co. cold case - NBC Montana
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