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A Brief Summary Of Diane Wield's Cases

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In Des Moines, Iowa in 1975, Diane Schofield was murdered, to date, no one has been held accountable for this crime. The detective on the case at that time has since retired, leaving this case unsolved, however, he recently told Diane's sister,Twyla Johnson, the names of the persons his investigation showed to be guilty. This detective went to the prosecutor twice, he thought he had made his case, but was informed there wasn't enough evidence to convict. Twyla has worked diligently, gathering new information, including names that need reviewing, unfortunately no one will take the time. Twyla has made several phone calls and visits to the police department, she has also talked to the present detective, Mr. Matt Towers, all in an …show more content…

1, 1953), murdered July 4, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa. Case # 1975-24048. Diane was a 21 year old mother of a five year old daughter, Shawna. Diane's decomposed body was found, bound and strangled in the trunk of her car, which had been driven to Warren’s Steakhouse in Des Moines and left. The motive was not believed to be a robbery as her purse and jewelry were untouched. There is a Facebook page, open to the public, that has much information about this case, titled, "Justice for Diane Schofield". There under "files" you can find many links and sources pertinent to Diane’s case. We currently have approximately 250 members throughout the United States. A book written by Carroll R. McKibbin titled "Lillian’s Legacy", a true account about the cold case murder of Lillian Elizabeth Hedman Randolph in 1965 also mentions the murder of Diane Schofield. Lillian and Diane, though murdered in different years and by different methods were both placed in their car trunks, both cars were driven to Warren’s Steakhouse where they were later discovered. These 2 murders are believed to be connected and can be traced back to Raul, the friend of the 1975 police

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