In the early 90s, internet access wasnt as commonplace as it is now. First Assistant Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said these kinds of cases typically take a year or two before making it to trial, so to have all but one end in convictions and at least two resulting in life sentences shows how effective the Linn County Attorneys Office has been when it takes a case to trial. CEDAR RAPIDS A third defendant pleaded not guilty Tuesday in the 2014 robbery and fatal shooting of a 51-year-old Marion man a case in which federal prosecutors say they plan to seek the death penalty for all three defendants. June 3, 2019 | By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette. I want someone to have to do time if (he/she) did something like that. Now a woman in her 50s stands trial for his murder. The couple got the last hotel room available thanks to a last-minute cancellation. They also spent time Thursday attempting, unsuccessfully, to persuade the Judge to allow them to introduce evidence and testimony about alleged domestic abuse between Bill and Shirley Carter. The profiles were used as evidence in the trial. Law enforcement agencies across the state continue to make communities safer by partnering to reduce gun related crimes and violence. WATERLOO Police are seeking the publics help as they investigate the death of a former University of Northern Iowa softball player who was killed when she was struck by a bullet while driving on U.S. Highway 218 early Sunday morning. Through PSN, a broad spectrum of stakeholders work together to identify the most pressing violent crime problems in the community and develop comprehensive solutions to address them. Report the net business income or loss from federal Schedule C. Include a copy of the federal schedule. Micalla Rettinger was killed April 28 in Waterloo on U.S. Highway 218. The accuser, Richard L. Bates, alleged that Lazeroff molested him weekly for the entirety of 1983, when he was 11 and 12 years old. The jury from Pottawattamie County, where the trial was moved due to publicity, deliberated just two hours Thursday before finding Jason Carter not guilty of first-degree murder. Counts 2 through 9 of the Indictment allege specific instances of damage or attempts to damage portions of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the Southern District of Iowa by Reznicek and Montoya on various dates in 2017. Missing in the Metro podcast tackles unsolved crimes in DSM. Using an unconventional technique that relies on DNA submitted to online genealogy sites, investigators have solved dozens of violent crimes, in many cases decades after they hit dead ends. Des Moines, IA. The Appeals Court found Purks claims of ineffective counsel, improper evidence and the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence were all insufficient. We miss him so much, his mother, Marjorie Hatcher, said Wednesday. November 5, 2019 | by Mike Runge, KIMT3 News. He spoke only to affirm he was waiving his right to a speedy trial. Rettinger was from Lenexa, Kansas. Instead, a jury wont gather to determine the fate of 65-year-old Jerry Burns until Feb. 10, if not later, Burns attorney, Leon Spies, confirmed Monday. The case became active again in 2017 25 years after Wienekes death after a woman approached investigators with new information. Deegan was joined by Donald Dockendorf, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Thomas Reinwart, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Deputy Chief Thomas Jonker, Cedar Rapids Police Department, Assistant Chief of Police Jeremy Jensen and Investigator Nicholas Schlosser, Dubuque Police Department, Deputy Marshal Nick Bonifazi, United States Marshals Service, Special Agent Mike Fischels, Homeland Security Investigations, and Chief Deputy John Stuelke, Captain Greg McGivern, Lieutenant Matt Pavelka, and Sergeant Dave Beuter, all of the Linn County Sheriffs Office. In 2017, Shanna Golyar was sentenced to life in prison for killing Cari Farver because she was dating her ex-boyfriend and using a web of social media lies to pretend she was still alive. While he and his father were scrutinized by law enforcement, a civil suit was brought first against Jason Carter by his father Bill Carter. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. Parabon officials told Cedar Rapids police investigator Matthew Denlinger the match was a cousin once removed from the suspect, and the lab had been able to create a family tree with four sets of the cousins great-great grandparents at the top, according to the warrant. April 25, 2019 | by Heather Murphy, The New York Times. There are still several agencies that are actively working this case the Evansdale Police Department, the Black Hawk County and Bremer County sheriffs offices, and the FBI and we get together regularly to review information and evidence and evaluate new information, he said. Jennings is a second cousin twice removed, through her paternal great-grandparents, to Jerry Lynn Burns, 65, of Manchester, who was charged in December with fatally stabbing the 18-year-old in 1979. The search for Erin continues. She stopped going home to her family, who immediately grew concerned. If convicted, she faces life in prison. Manglers trial started on Feb. 4. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) Its been 30 years since the murder of Jeffery Jo Jo Zolliecoffer, whose body was found in a Waterloo river with multiple gunshot wounds. In the late 1800s, the streets of Sioux City looked like something straight out of old spaghetti westerns. Quinto is alleged to have possessed a firearm with an obliterated serial number and possessed a firearm while being a drug user. On Nov. 28, 2009, Murillo-Moncadas parents reported him to be missing after he became upset and ran out of their home; he was 25 years old at the time of that report. Wieneke and Cahill had a sexual relationship, according to the criminal complaint, and the two allegedly argued about his involvement with another woman the morning he was killed. The 12 jurors returned the verdict against Drew A. Mangler, 24, after about eight and a half hours of deliberation at the Jackson County Courthouse in Maquoketa. The Pottawattamie County Community Foundation is establishing the fund, which will provide financial help to students who are interested in technology. Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover ordered that Jerry Burns, 64, charged with first-degree murder, waive his rights in person. January 5, 2019 | by Bob Saar, The Hawk Eye. I dont know I feel OK about it, Jennings said. Nearly five months later, a group of hunters found their bodies in Bremer County. Inspired to address what he would come to call a criminal subculture with no regard for human life, Mayor Frank Klipsch led months of meetings with hundreds of community stakeholders from religious leaders to school officials to concerned parents eventually arriving to a conclusion focused on providing more diversion programs for youthful offenders and better access to social services. Immediately, Shelly Carter, the wife of Jason Carter, leaned over a railing from the gallery to embrace her husband. He was declared missing two days later. Purk was indicted by a Tama County Grand Jury in December, 2016. Main Office Micalla Alexis Rettinger, 25, of Cedar Falls, and her passengers were returning from work when the shooting happened. (Staff photo/Joe Shearer). The next morning, the housekeeper found the couple murderedand there are some strange facts. The jury ordered Carter to pay $10 million to Shirleys estate. Fernaris Braggs, age 31, Andrew Shaw, age 31, Jontreyvius Richmond, age 21, Darnell Henderson, age 23, Mathew John Wharton, age 28, Zachary Francis Hogan, age 28, Paul Hoff, age 40, Untario McGhee, age 18, all of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Clint Hospodarksy, age 44, of Iowa City, Iowa; Randolph High, age 62, of Stanwood, Iowa; Justin Allen Bryce Gulian, age 28, of Clarksville, Iowa; Richard Dale Olge II, age 30, of Cresco, Iowa; Gilbert Lopez, Jr., age 33, of West Union, Iowa; Edinton Grugbay Wright, age 22, of Marion, Iowa; and Brett Scott Meana, age 43, of Peosta, Iowa, have all been charged with various violations of federal law including being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. On Sept. 16, 1989, Zolliecoffers autopsy declared he died of a gunshot wound to the head. All Rights Reserved, Home We hope someone somewhere may know any detail that could lead to answers, Marjorie Hatcher said. Organizers said this is more than just a ride, though. The cases were investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Division of Narcotics Enforcement, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Cedar Rapids Safe Streets Task Force (composed of representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Marshal Service, and the Cedar Rapids Police Department), the Waterloo Federal Task Force (composed of the Waterloo Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms assisted by the Black Hawk County Sheriffs Office and Cedar Falls Police Department), the Dubuque Police Department, the Linn County Sheriffs Office, the Charles City Police Department, and the Winneshiek County Sheriffs Office. Most of the indictments tough focused on drug possession, with 16 indictments handed down for that. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a new reward of $50,000 for information leading to an arrest in the 2012 abduction and murders of Elizabeth Collins and Lyric Cook of Evansdale. July 12, 2019 | by Kat Russell, The Gazette, Elizabeth Collins (left) and Lyric Cook (Courtesy The Gazette). Early the next morning, the body of the popular teen was found in the familys Buick in a mall parking lot. Current News | 2020 Archives | 2019 Archives | 2018 Archives | 2017 Archives | 2016 Archives | 2015 Archives | 2014 Archives | 2013 Archives | 2012 Archives | 2011 Archives | 2010 Archives | 2009 Archives | 2008 and Earlier Archives, December 30, 2019 | by Collin Dorsey, KWWL.com. We just had a whole bunch of things that happened during the same time, Droll said. Yet, the case remains cold. We are still very much involved in the investigation, said Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of field operations for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. It began at the Art Center as a meet-and-greet and ended at the Capitol Theater with a slideshow featuring McCampbell and Palmers 8-day, 2,000 mile trip in 2017. Robert Hatcher was found shot to death underneath the Interstate 480 bridge on March 8, 2007. We have cases in Des Moines that need some attention and can maybe get some help from the public, said Peterson, who helped come up with the idea. The 18-year-old was found stabbed to death in her familys car outside Westdale mall. Cedar Rapids Police Investigator Matt Denlinger, right, with Police Chief Wayne Jerman (Courtesy KCRG.com). April comes to this cross nearly every week. In the year since the arrest of the man believed to be the notorious Golden State Killer, the world of criminal investigation has been radically transformed. Walker was murdered on May 19th, 2018. Pretend like its him, I dont know.. October 14, 2019 | by Anna Spoerre, The Des Moines Register. The charges were filed in federal court for the Northern District of Iowa and unsealed on Wednesday. Lopez pled guilty in June to two counts of being an unlawful user of marijuana and methamphetamine and one count of selling a stolen firearm. June 11, 2019 | by Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette. He will share that with the defense if they decide it will be used at trial. Burkhow admitted to investigators that he uses controlled substances. Parabon-NanoLabs in Reston, Va., told investigators about GEDMatch, a public DNA database used to help research family trees. Burns of Manchester went on to become a father and business owner. He was arrested in December nearly 39 years to the day following the killing after his DNA was found in the bloodied car where Martinkos body was discovered. June 24th, 2022 by Chris Parks Council Bluffs, Iowa - Five Cass County, Iowa residents were arrested on federal indictments charging Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. Fax Line:(319) 363-1990. Just days after, Rettingers parents would make a tearful plea for the person who fired the shot to come forward. The indictment alleges that, on or around May 31, 2014, the three persons named conspired to, and then did, rob Booher of methamphetamine that he posessed and the proceeds from the sale of meth. MAQUOKETA, Iowa Jurors on Wednesday found a Dubuque man guilty of second-degree murder for killing a Bellevue resident. After their death, rumors circled about the possible killer. Authorities say she was murdered inside her home in Hampton, some time between the night of November 16, 1999, and early on November 17, 1999. March 1, 2019 | By Associated Press / NBCNews.com. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) No arrests have been made in the killing of Waterloo man last May, thats according to the family of Greg Walker. But when his luck ran out, kid Kava faced some potentially serious consequences. Doty, a 12-year veteran of the sheriffs office, said there was something peculiar about Farvers sudden need for a break from everyone she cared about. The trial was reset to Feb. 10. Officers later located a .32 caliber revolver that was involved in the shooting. That person has still yet to say anything. But long before Kava was busting bad guys on the world wide web, he was a just kid who was fascinated by computers. Walkers mother, Ann Davis, says no arrests have been made in regards to his mother. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. There is nothing to indicate the victims in this case were in any way involved in any activity that would have caused them to be targeted in this manner, said Maj. Joe Leibold with the Waterloo Police Department. Burlington welcomed Mayor Shane McCampbell and his Fireball Run co-driver, Energyficient CEO Chad Palmer, at a soiree Friday evening. Update: Annette Cahill found guilty of second-degree murder, Murder trial delay likely in cold case of Michelle Martinko, genetic genealogy that cracked this 39-year-old cold case, Cold Case: 30 years since Jeffery Zolliecoffers murder, 76-year-old mother continues to fight for justice for daughter killed 27 years ago, Little Chicago: Sioux City in the 1880s, Iowa City police beef up investigation ranks after JoEllen Browning homicide, other complex cases: DCI acting as force multiplier, The ethical hacker: PCSOs Tony Kava learns secrets, gives lectures at DEF CON conference, How investigators used technology to solve the mysterious disappearance, murder of a Macedonia woman, Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers offering $50K reward in case of cousins abducted in Evansdale, murdered, Estling family keeps Kaidens memory alive as one year passes in unsolved hit-and-run, Body found in vacant No Frills that of man missing since 2009, FB removes convicted murderer Golyars fake profile, another remains, Saturday ride marks 7 years since Evansdale cousins disappearance: Investigation into deaths of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins remains active, Ride and Drive happening Saturday; honors Evansdale murder victims Lyric and Elizabeth, Man linked to James Boohers slaying pleads not guilty: Prosecutors plan to seek death penalty for 3 defendants, Prosecutors, at arraignments last month for two defendants, Danielle Busch and William L. Yancey, None of these are necessarily unsolved: To solve open murders, Q-C police urge witnesses to cooperate, Everybodys pulling the oars the same way: One year after beginning a community effort to address youth violence, local leaders have a shared vision. If the request is granted and the trial is moved out of Linn County, the trial date could move again. The trial date is tentative, as Spies said Burns intends to a request a venue change. When we all had a chance to kneel down and say goodbye to her, the dog went up with Adam and licked the marble around the urn, Rettinger said. She, nor her body, have never been located. Tammy was a very practical person, very smart about the things she did, JoAnn Zywicki, told Dateline. Reznicek appeared in Des Moines on October 1, 2019 and was conditionally released pending trial. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. In March of this year, Wright and Wilson were both charged with being a drug user in possession of a firearm. Matthew Robbins, 46, of Ely, Busch, 29, and Yancey, 43, both of Cedar Rapids, are charged with robbery affecting interstate commerce, conspiracy to commit robbery affecting interstate commerce and using, carrying and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in murder, according to an indictment. Luckily for him, the authorities looking into the case determined that Kava was not a threat to society. And the dog went to the cemetery for the graveside and Catholic rites.. Iowa Cold Cases MASON CITY, Iowa John Vansice, a longtime person of interest in the Jodi Huisentruit case, has an aggressive health issue that could prevent him from contributing any further in the case. A judge declared the mistrial Tuesday afternoon when the jury of five women and seven men declared they could not reach a verdict. 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