(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – In an update to our report earlier this month, officials with the Council Bluffs Police Department, today (Tuesday), said that a woman who was reported missing to Council Bluffs Police on Feb. 14th, was found deceased Sunday, in an area outside the Council Bluffs City Limits. 60-year-old Illene Gowen was found by Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies.

Illene Gowan

Her death is considered suspicious. Anyone with information on her whereabouts on or after Feb. 13, 2023, is asked to contact the Council Bluffs P-D at 712-890-5400, Option 3