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Terry DeGeus

Case from Mason City, IA dated Nov 05, 1993

Victim Details

Name

Terry DeGeus

Gender

Male

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Mason City

State

IA

Date Of Death

1993-11-05

Age At Death

32

First Name

Terry

Last Name

DeGeus

Last Updated

07/08/2026

Case Description

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In the autumn of 1993, the life of 32-year-old Terry DeGeus, a White/Caucasian male from the Mason City, Iowa area, came to a violent and tragic end. On November 5, 1993, DeGeus disappeared, leaving behind a daughter and a family who would wait years for answers. His disappearance was not a simple missing person case; it was the final act in a brutal campaign of witness elimination orchestrated by a burgeoning methamphetamine kingpin.

DeGeus had become entangled in the drug trafficking op ...

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1993 Iowa murders - Wikipedia

Iowa drug kingpin who killed 5 people in 1993 to be executed

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It's unsettling to think about how Terry DeGeus was betrayed by those so close to him, especially An... ...Read More
04/17/2024

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03/28/2024

I’ve been thinking a lot about Terry DeGeus's daughter lately. I can’t imagine what she went thr... ...Read More
11/07/2023

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