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Case Description
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In the winter of 1977, a family argument in Des Moines, Iowa, escalated to a fatal conclusion, leaving a family fractured and a murder officially unsolved. The life of Earl Franklin "Frank" Goff, a 36-year-old white male, was cut short on January 24, 1977, a day after a violent confrontation with his own brothers. The events of that night would haunt his children for decades to come, a cold case filled with suspicion but no legal resolution.

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Victim Details

Earl Franklin Frank Goff

Male

White / Caucasian

Des Moines

IA

1977-01-24

36

Earl

Franklin Frank Goff

11/29/2025