Agnes Kennedy
51 YOA
1800 Block of West 8th St.
Davenport, Iowa
December 22, 2007
Agnes Kennedy was found murdered in the north alley of the 1800 block of West 8th Street in Davenport, Iowa, on December 22, 2007. Anyone with information is asked to call the Quad Cities CrimeStoppers. All calls are anonymous. Please call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 309-762-9500. CrimeStoppers has a $1,000 Reward if information leads to an arrest. The family has offered an additional $9,000 Reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
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From WQAD News Channel 8, Quad Cities
Murder victim's family celebrates life, looks for answers
September 28, 2008
By Kia Carter
DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An unsolved murder has friends and family of the victim looking for justice. Sunday, they gathered in Fejervary Park to remember Agnes Kennedy.
"Agnes had outrageous joy, she would come into the room and she had this smile and eyes that sparkled. She would always find humor and the happy side of everything," says Kate Heuer, victim's sister.
It's a day of remembrance. Family and friends of Agnes McFedries Kennedy gather for food and fellowship to celebrate what would've been her 52nd birthday.
"It's been a long 9 months without my mother but she's in a good place, heaven, so we're just trying to get some answers solved," says Desiree McFedries, victim's daughter.
"It was hard for us to lose her but, in the same hand, we have to celebrate her because she was so important in our life," says Heuer.
Last year on the night of December 22nd, a couple coming home found Agnes' body in an alley in the 1800 block between west 7th and 8th streets in Davenport. Her family says police have suspects, but not enough to convict yet.
"That she was a good person and hopefully someone out there will see this and come up with some answers that will help us out," says McFedries.
After words from a poem in her journal, the group released 52 balloons to commemorate the mother, sister, grandmother, they called Aggie.
"Closure would be great but we know she's in a good place and she's always in our hearts," says McFedries.
A little over two years ago Kennedy spent time in the Scott County Jail after pleading guilty to prostitution. Her family admits it was something she struggled with. Sunday they ended their day of remembrance with a candlelight walk to the spot where Agnes was found nearly a year ago.
There is a $10,000 reward for a tip leading to the arrest and conviction of Agnes Kennedy's murderer. If you have any information you're asked to call Crimestoppers or Davenport Police.