Purk was indicted by a Tama County Grand Jury in December, 2016. Also, on April 5, of this year, Washington-Roby was in a vehicle involved in a shots-fired investigation. After he died in 2009, Jennings in 2018 decided to upload her DNA to a public database to find out more about her fathers side of the family. His lawyer previously had filed a written waiver. On that day 12 years ago, Robert Hatcher was walking on the pedestrian trail under the bridge, headed home from a job fair. Someone just doesnt disappear like that, Doty said. The cases were brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). 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. COUNCIL BLUFFS Prosecutors lobbied questions to Bill Carter for several hours Thursday building up his marriage to Shirley Carter, and his alibi. Tammy Zywicki was a determined and focused student at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. The trial for the Manchester man accused in the 1979 killing of eastern Iowa teen Michelle Martinko was supposed to begin today. Johnson was reportedly shot in the back on January 5, 2012. Death is one of lifes few certainties. The three worked together to solve the 2012 cold case murder of Macedonia resident Cari Farver. She had been stabbed to death. I just wanna go home and see my kids, an emotional Jason Carter. Their bodies were found Dec. 5 by a group of hunters at the Seven Bridges Wildlife Park in Bremer County, about 20 miles north of Evansdale. The probability of finding Burns DNA profile among unrelated individuals would be less than one out of 100 billion, according to the document. Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Jason Carter was sued by his father, Bill Carter, and his brother, Billy Dean Carter, after no one was charged in her death. McAllister laid out the states case in a roughly 16-minute opening statement. She had been living in Waterloo since graduating in 2016 from college. I kind of live with true crime, so for me, thats not as much of an issue, Burnside said. (Staff photo/Joe Shearer). It is just unbelievable the amount of information that is not provided, not followed up on, not disclosed., March 14, 2019 | by Kyle Ocker, The Daily Iowegian. Jimenez, Baker, Duckings, and Gulian were each charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. STACS DNA is a sample-tracking software company that has implemented rape-kit tracking to several other states. April comes to this cross nearly every week. Lock 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. Police and the Iowa DCI are continuing to investigate an Iowa cold case out of Franklin County. As horror stories about sexually abusive priests began to dot the Democrat and Chronicle front page, two readers contacted the newspaper out of the blue. (This story also includes information about missing Iowa newspaper boys Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin. A first-degree murder charge in the Oct. 13, 1992, death of Corey Lee Wieneke was brought last May against Annette D. Cahill, 56, of Tipton. Full Story, March 22, 2019 | by Trish Mehaffey, The Cedar Rapids Gazette, Brandy Jennings of Vancouver, Wash., is shown with her father, Jim Jennings, in this family photo. That DNA eventually led to the arrest of a suspect in the 1979 slaying of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids. Tammy was a very practical person, very smart about the things she did, JoAnn Zywicki, told Dateline. Iowa will launch a sexual assault evidence kit tracking and reporting system in 2020 according to Attorney General Tom Millers office. It behaved itself, said Steve Rettinger, Micallas father, in a weekend interview with the Courier. The Golden State Killer case was just the start. The case became active again in 2017 25 years after Wienekes death after a woman approached investigators with new information. The 43-year-old woman not only killed Cari Farver for kindling a relationship with the man Golyar was obsessed with, she spent four years impersonating the victim in text messages, emails and Facebook postings. The lawyer for Jerry Burns, 64, and two prosecutors, in a case management hearing Monday, said evidence materials were still being shared and there were no pending motions to discuss. I dont regret it now., March 21, 2019 | by Kyle Ocker, The Daily Iowegian/Ottumwa Courier. Burns of Manchester went on to become a father and business owner. March 12, 2019 | by Meredith Roemerman, Muscatine Journal. April 8, 2019 | by Laura Terrell, KCCI.com. 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. 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. This has been the ritual for the last year since her 14-year-old son was hit and killed by a driver who then drove off. In the past few months, the work of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies has resulted in the following matters in federal court in Cedar Rapids: Jesus David Jimenez, age 33, Karondius Martea Kelly, age 20, Jamaal Baker, age 40, Charles John Cizek, age 41, Alberto Quinto-Pascual, age 36, Shevin Darnell Caston, age 28, Diamond Meshan Duckings, age 34, Jumoni Dontez Wilson, age 18, Levi Farren Miller, age 28, Rajih Rafee Donley, age 31, all of Waterloo, Iowa; John David Orr III, age 19, Johnnie Eugene Raymond, age 22, Charles Dwayne Carter, age 27, all of Dubuque, Iowa; Dustin Blake Herubin, age 23, Daytrell Washington-Roby, age 21, Raven Damien Meader Burkhow, age 24, Drew Blahnik, age 32. The crunch on resources began earlier this year with the investigation into the death of JoEllen Browning. The warrants also better explain how a Virginia-based genetics lab and the DNA of a woman in Vancouver, Washington, helped detectives identify the Manchester man they say killed the high school student decades ago when he was 25: Jerry Lynn Burns. The murderer also left one word written on the bathroom mirrorthis. Making things even creepier, there was a mortician convention in town with many attendees staying at the Inn. She has said that Wieneke was her best friend and that she wasnt involved in his death, which devastated her. Sioux City, nicknamed Little Chicago back then, was a center for growth and crime. The boys that were running it took off into the timber. Giving Back to the Community through a variety of venues & initiatives. Council Bluffs police have released the identity of the body found in a vacant Council Bluffs grocery store in January. Investigators remain hopeful they will find the person or persons responsible for the childrens deaths, he said. January 30, 2019 | by Mike Bell, The Daily Nonpareil. According to Count 1 of the Indictment, from at least as early as 2016 and continuing in 2017, in the Southern District of Iowa and elsewhere, Reznicek and Montoya conspired to knowingly and willfully damage and attempt to damage the property of an energy facility involved in the transmission and distribution of fuel, or another form or source of energy, in an amount exceeding or which would have exceeded $100,000, and to cause a significant interruption and impairment of a function of an energy facility. As technologies and forensic science evolve, investigators go back to the evidence to see if there are new approaches they can use to glean more information, Mortvedt said. 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. Quinto is alleged to have possessed a firearm with an obliterated serial number and possessed a firearm while being a drug user. The case file is 19-mj-117 and 19-cr-47. Rettinger was from Lenexa, Kansas. The IA 4562A&B (pdf) may need to be completed if the taxpayer claimed depreciation or section 179 deductions on the federal return. And we all got phone calls to look our doors and be on the lookout. A lock ( CEDAR RAPIDS Its not unusual for a county prosecutor to handle more than one pending homicide case within a year, but eight being resolved in 2018 is a much a higher rate than in the last several years, one Linn County prosecutor says. EVANSDALE, Iowa (KWWL) This Saturday, July 13, marks seven years since the disappearance of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins. An official website of the United States government. On Sept. 16, 1989, Zolliecoffers autopsy declared he died of a gunshot wound to the head. But when his luck ran out, kid Kava faced some potentially serious consequences. January 5, 2019 | by Bob Saar, The Hawk Eye. He was declared missing two days later. The charges are contained in complaints and indictments filed within the last few months in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. CEDAR RAPIDS A Vancouver, Wash., woman, trying to find out more about her fathers side of the family, never expected that her DNA would help catch an Iowa man accused of killing Michelle Martinko 40 years ago. They are working closely with authorities at the state and federal level, including the FBI. And, unprompted, King offered his own farewell. Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, Telephone:(319) 363-6333 Rita Janelle Papakee was last seen Jan. 16, 2015, at the Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, and searches in the years that followed have come up empty. When it did, he simply entered a new, phony credit card number to keep the scam going. Washington-Roby admitted to officers that he uses marijuana and had been doing so since a young age. 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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. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS The verdict brought an end to the nearly three-week trial. This would be considered murder under U.S. law, though nobody has been specifically charged with murder. The couple got the last hotel room available thanks to a last-minute cancellation. To date, officers have followed up on more than 900 leads. LINN COUNTY, Iowa New court records show the trial against the man accused of killing Cedar Rapids teenager Michelle Martinko nearly 40 years ago, will move to Scott County. Now, her suspected killer is set to go on trial. What happens when authorities find a body? Year in Review: Who shot Micalla Rettinger? Contact Us. February 20, 2019 | by Bob James, KHAK.com. Its one of the 19 of the strangest unsolved mysteries of all time. (Photo Courtesy of Rettinger Family and WCFCourier.com). Like every year, local news stations ran anniversary pieces describing the cold case of Michelle Martinko, an 18-year-old woman stabbed to death in Cedar Rapids in 1979. That evening, Tammys parents JoAnn and Hank Zywicki expected a call from her which did not come. The complaints and indictments filed against McGhee, Kelly, Cizek, Braggs, High, Raymond, Caston, Henderson, Richmond, Carter, Donley, allege that these defendants were felons who were unlawfully in possession of a firearm or ammunition. Prosecutors expect opening arguments to begin Thursday. Burkhow admitted to investigators that he uses controlled substances. Bill Carter prevailed in the lawsuit and two days after the jurys verdict law enforcement filed charges for murder against Jason Carter. The complaint against Quinto-Pascual alleges that on May 10, 2019, Waterloo Police officers responded to a call for a man with a gunshot wound. 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. Credit card fraud committed across state lines is no laughing matter. Box #1 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. What was the reason what was the purpose. CEDAR RAPIDS The October trial remains on track for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979. Early the next morning, the body of the popular teen was found in the familys Buick in a mall parking lot. The unresponsive male was taken to a nearby hospital. Trial is currently scheduled for December 2, 2019, before United States District Court Judge Rebecca Goodgame Ebinger. The Appeals Court found Purks claims of ineffective counsel, improper evidence and the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence were all insufficient. June 9, 2019 | by Tara Becker-Gray and Bill Lukitsch, Quad-City Times. After their death, rumors circled about the possible killer. He died in the hospital the following day. The Department of Justice is remaining vigilant in detecting, investigating, and prosecuting wrongdoing related to the crisis. At the five year anniversary of Johnsons death, police told KWWL they had possible suspects but were waiting on the right piece of information that could lead to an arrest. Micalla Rettinger was killed April 28 in Waterloo on U.S. Highway 218. The search for Erin continues. We are hoping for answers, said Tribal Chairman Anthony Waseskuk. Printed from the Iowa Department of Corrections website on January 16, 2023 at 11:31pm.Iowa Department of Corrections website on January 16, 2023 at 11:31pm. 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. 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. And after one year exploring the communitys vast problems, the mayor says the biggest takeaway is that everybodys pulling the oars the same way., June 4, 2019 | by Emily DiNuzzo, Readers Digest. Reznicek appeared in Des Moines on October 1, 2019 and was conditionally released pending trial. The murders and/or disappearances of five other teenage girls from Cedar Rapids remain unsolved part of a lengthy list of Iowa Cold Cases here in Cedar Rapids. But Bill Carter said she wasnt. If the request is granted and the trial is moved out of Linn County, the trial date could move again. Thats when Kava decided to exploit vulnerabilities within a local internet providers billing system. He was just angry and taking it out on the three leading the investigation, he said. CEDAR RAPIDS A straw used to sip soda led authorities to the Manchester man two months later they would charge with fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979. 15-year-old Erin Pospisil of Cedar Rapids left her home that day with Curtis Padgett, a friend of her brothers. On Thursday, a deceased man or woman was found inside the former site of No Frills on West Broadway in Council Bluffs. Both have since pled guilty. If convicted on these charges, all defendants face at least a possible maximum sentence of 10 years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, $100 in special assessments, and three years of supervised release following any imprisonment.. They were last seen riding their bikes at Meyers Lake in Evansdale. They recounted their exploits at a 7 p.m. press conference, and the next mornings headline emerged right away: At last, a suspect has been arrested in the murder of Michelle Martinko. DISAPPEARANCE/MURDERS OF FIVE CEDAR RAPIDS TEENS STILL UNSOLVED, Dubuque man convicted of 2nd-degree murder for killing Bellevue resident, Trial set for Iowa man accused in 1979 killing of Michelle Martinko, Murder trial of Jason Carter, man accused of killing mother, moved to western Iowa. MUSCATINE (AP) A hung jury has led to a mistrial in the murder trial of an Iowa woman accused in the 1992 beating death of her former boyfriend. In asking a judge to dismiss the case, Carters defense team argued new information provided to them showed investigators failed to chase down leads and proved agents were prejudicial against their client. Micalla Rettinger was killed April 28 in Waterloo on U.S. Highway 218. Walker, a father of four was killed during an attempted robbery. Kava is not only the agencys technology administrator, but he is also an expert on digital forensics and a member of the Iowa Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. He loved cars, his mom April says. He decided from that point on to keep on hacking, but instead of stealing services, Kava wanted to use his knowledge to serve society. He pled guilty on May 28, 2019. A single mom who had a great relationship with her kid and a great relationship with her mom, had a good job someone like that doesnt just disappear.. Rettinger died and one passenger was hurt in the shooting that happened in a remote area between Waterloo and Cedar Falls on Highway 218. CEDAR RAPIDS The trial for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 likely will be postponed because the defense may need additional technical information and expert witnesses to prepare for the trial. Jennings was mentioned in a search warrant obtained last week by The Gazette, but Jennings only learned about the connection a few days ago after people on a Facebook group devoted to the Martinko case called or messaged her about it. Shell listen to music, or just sit and cry. Jerry Lynn Burns of Manchester has been charged with First Degree Murder in her death. All Rights Reserved, Home The trial date is tentative, as Spies said Burns intends to a request a venue change. October 20, 2019 | Associated Press and The Gazette. Leon Spies, defense attorney for Jerry L. Burns, 64, charged with first-degree murder, in his motion Friday for the delay said the prosecution of Burns has been a lengthy and complex investigation that has included uncommon investigative and forensic measures, such as the genetic genealogy that cracked this 39-year-old cold case. Thank you in advance! JoAnn told Dateline that she called Amy Fort, Tammys friend and roommate from freshman year, to see if she had heard from Tammy. In the midst of his anger, he said, he repeated what Jason Carter had told him: That Shirley Carter was cold and stiff. Now, authorities say Facebook profiles she created remain online and they want them removed. By all accounts, she was happy. The emotions continued as together Jason and Shelly Carter addressed the media in the courtroom. Without viable leads, the case languished. Miller was charged in May with possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing an unregistered firearm. Cahill has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Wieneke, 22, whose body was found in his West Liberty home in October 1992. After all, everyone eventually faces it. The pair competed on the online reality show Fireball Run Season 11: Big Country to raise awareness about Erin Kay Pospisil of Cedar Rapids, who went missing in 2001 at the age of 15. They became worried the next morning when they still had not heard from their daughter. The jury foreperson confirmed for presiding judge Patrick McElyea that more time would not yield a verdict. The trial for Jerry Lynn Burns, whos been charged with first-degree murder in the 1979 killing of Michelle Martinko, will begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 14 at Linn County Courthouse, according to online court records. She, nor her body, have never been located. The trial will test prosecutors ability to get a conviction in a case in which they have no physical evidence against Annette Cahill. The last time he had been seen alive was Sept. 7, 1989 leaving a bar. Last week, the Council Bluffs Police Department received information from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalistics Laboratory regarding the identity of the body found in the vacant No Frills Supermarket Store, 1817 W. Broadway, on Jan. 24. A pistol was found in that vehicle. They also watch for similar cases elsewhere across the country, Mortvedt said. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) No arrests have been made in the killing of Waterloo man last May, thats according to the family of Greg Walker. The trial remains set for Oct. 14 in Linn County District Court. 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. Tiny models of cars he wouldve loved to drive. Dan Wade said. In November, the attorney for Jerry Burns filed a request to have the trial moved because media coverage of the arrest and court proceedings has generated not only a presumption of prejudiced but also an atmosphere of actual bias in Linn County, Iowa., November 20, 2019 | by Ally Crutcher, KWWL.com. DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) Two sports radio hosts and a Des Moines police sergeant are teaming up for a new podcast that could help solve some unsolved cases. Iowa grandmother faces murder trial in case built largely on testimony by child: The prosecution is expected to argue that the woman, now 56, used to be part of a hard-partying group in her small town. In September 1980, Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison stayed at the Amana Holiday Inn near Williamsburg, Iowa. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers announced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, a new $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. And then my wife is laying there dead, and they say, Dont worry about it., In his story about Bill Carters testimony, Daily Iowegian editor Kyle Ocker presents a dynamic read-between-the-lines story that goes behind the Carter couples facade and addresses allegations of significant abuse., Read Bills telling words at the Daily Iowegian, March 13, 2019 | By Meredith Roemerman, Muscatine Journal/The Gazette. Main Office But, like dozens of other open homicide investigations in the Quad-Cities, no arrests have been made in Jones case even though the assigned investigators say they have a pretty good idea of who killed him. The next morning, the housekeeper found the couple murderedand there are some strange facts. Officers in the West Des Moines Police Department created a new website called Answers for Ashley that they hope leads to her killer. 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