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Case Description
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On the evening of May 11, 2011, a grim 911 call was received by the Clarinda Dispatch Center in Page County, Iowa. The caller was 68-year-old Frank Harley McCoy of Shambaugh. In a chilling confession, McCoy stated that he had killed his wife and that he was going to kill himself. This call set in motion a response that would end in the discovery of a tragic murder-suicide.

Local law enforcement, with assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Iowa State Patrol, we ...Read More
Victim Details

Karen McCoy

Male

White / Caucasian

Shambaugh

IA

2011-05-11

68

Karen

McCoy

01/14/2026