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Ernest Billy Isom

Case from Sioux City, IA dated Dec 02, 1974

Victim Details

Ernest Billy Isom

Male

White / Caucasian

Sioux City

IA

1974-12-02

27

Ernest

Billy Isom

07/16/2026

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In the winter of 1974, a sense of unease settled over the family of Ernest Billy Isom, a 27-year-old White/Caucasian male living in Sioux City, Iowa. Known as Billy to his friends and family, he shared a two-story home on Morningside Avenue with his 24-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Freta Bostic, and a 26-year-old coworker, Jesse Hanni. Concern mounted when Billy and Jesse failed to show up for their jobs as boilermakers. On the morning of December 3rd, Billy's mother, Harriet Isom, unable to sha ...
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  • The Morningside Murders - Unresolved
  • Ernest William “Bill” Isom II (1947-1974) - Memorials - Find a Grave
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    I've been digging into the unsolved case of Billy Isom Jr., Freta Bostic, and Jesse ... ...Read More
    05/28/2024
    I came across the case of Billy Isom, Freta Bostic, and Jesse Hanni recently, and I can't stop think... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else thought about the dogs that were left unharmed during this tragic incident? I can’... ...Read More
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