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. A football. Hubs recap of 2019s top 10 news stories includes: #7: Supreme Court rejects appeal in bizarre case of woman who posed as romantic rival after killing her. The Kearney (Neb.) 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 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. 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. The filing said that the three did reveal and discharge a firearm while committing the robbery, leading to the death of Booher. Jason Carter is accused of killing his mother Shirley Carter on June 19, 2015, at her rural home in Lacona. No witnesses have reported seeing the pickup Padgett was driving, or a black Cavalier, in the neighborhood that night. Micalla Rettinger was killed April 28 in Waterloo on U.S. Highway 218. The trial for the Manchester man accused in the 1979 killing of eastern Iowa teen Michelle Martinko was supposed to begin today. She had been living in Waterloo since graduating in 2016 from college. The complaint and indictment against Burkhow alleges that in March and April 2019, Burkhow sold cocaine to a confidential informant on five separate occasions. Thursday, he recalled feeling angry after the media reported the public was not in any danger. The emotions continued as together Jason and Shelly Carter addressed the media in the courtroom. The 27-year-old real estate agent was gunned down while holding an open house at a West Des Moines townhome. Someone just doesnt disappear like that, Doty said. The Kearney (Neb.) Hes not a very well-liked guy, said Munson. COUNCIL BLUFFS Prosecutors lobbied questions to Bill Carter for several hours Thursday building up his marriage to Shirley Carter, and his alibi. What happens when authorities find a body? The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports no arrests have been made yet in the April 28 death of Micalla Rettinger. 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. The weather report would be next, and Martinkos story would be retired for another year. Padgett later told authorities after dropping her off at a friends house and not getting an answer at the door, she spoke briefly with people in a black Chevy Cavalier. The United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Iowa Victim/Witness Unit is dedicated to making sure that victims of federal crimes and their family members are treated with compassion, fairness and respect. There was evidence that the killer put their feet up on the desk, and that they carved a piece of soap. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) Three people were indicted on multiple federal charges in connection to an unsolved crime from 2014 that resulted in the death of James Booher. Murillo was employed at No Frills Supermarket at the time of his disappearance. A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. The woman, Jessie Becker told investigators that, when she was 9 years old, she overheard Cahill in 1992 allegedly confess to killing Wieneke. 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. But there are times when a human being dies and the process halts before it can even begin when they are found without a name. Prosecutors expect opening arguments to begin Thursday. 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. We hope someone somewhere may know any detail that could lead to answers, Marjorie Hatcher said. What was the reason what was the purpose. She had been stabbed to death. They are working closely with authorities at the state and federal level, including the FBI. EVANSDALE, Iowa (KWWL) This Saturday, July 13, marks seven years since the disappearance of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins. After their death, rumors circled about the possible killer. Just last month, Spies said he received additional testimony that includes expert witnesses and forensic evidence from the prosecution. A tip line scrolled across the bottom of the screen. Nobody can even come close to knowing., March 18, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. January 5, 2019 | by Bob Saar, The Hawk Eye. Jason Carter was sued by his father, Bill Carter, and his brother, Billy Dean Carter, after no one was charged in her death. That evening, Tammys parents JoAnn and Hank Zywicki expected a call from her which did not come. Now, her suspected killer is set to go on trial. Burns, 65, is accused of killing the 18-year-old Martinko outside of a Cedar Rapids mall in December 1979. On April 29, 2019, investigators executed a search warrant at Burkhows residence in Cedar Rapids and located fourteen guns, eight silencers, thousands of rounds of ammunition, a money counting machine, cash, and cocaine. Police and the Iowa DCI are continuing to investigate an Iowa cold case out of Franklin County. 8 Hotel Mysteries That Are Still Unsolved: From murders to disappearances, these unsolved mysteries all have hotels in common. I was telling [county attorney Ed Bull], and the sheriff and Mike Motsinger, the head of DCI at that time, I said, I have a good family. I said, This didnt happen within my family.. So perhaps it was no surprise King also was there when Rettinger was memorialized Friday in Lenexa, Kan. The dog was at the funeral Mass. Every other week, the crew goes deep into missing persons and unsolved homicide cases in the Des Moines area. She has no criminal history and has continued her longtime job with the Police Law Institute, an Iowa-based company that helps train police officers nationwide, while awaiting trial. The price may be everyones genetic privacy. Now, authorities say Facebook profiles she created remain online and they want them removed. Anthony Kava is kind of a mad scientist. Shell listen to music, or just sit and cry. He was declared missing two days later. Officers in the West Des Moines Police Department created a new website called Answers for Ashley that they hope leads to her killer. 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. Enter the income or loss from federal Schedule F. Include a copy of federal Schedule F. The IA 4562 A&B may need to be completed if the taxpayer claimed depreciation or section 179 deductions on the federal return. 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 unresponsive male was taken to a nearby hospital. Democrat and Chronicle reporters did begin an investigation and have found evidence that Lazeroff, who worked in the newspapers circulation department in the 1980s, might have been a sexual predator and Democrat and Chronicle paperboys might have been among his prey. But instead of bubbling beakers and chalkboards full of mind-scrambling equations, he is surrounded by computers. As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. To date, officers have followed up on more than 900 leads. Nearly five months later, a group of hunters found their bodies in Bremer County. WATERLOO King, the beloved husky of Micalla Rettinger and Adam Kimball, went everywhere with his human parents. At age 12, Kava had to get creative if he wanted to hop online and hone his burgeoning tech skills. March 1, 2019 | By Associated Press / NBCNews.com. After all, everyone eventually faces it. He created fake credit card numbers and used them until the system caught up with the bogus digits. Reward doubled for information on missing Meskwaki woman, Missing Cedar Rapids girl at heart of Fireball Run preview event Friday, COLD CASE: 7 years since murder of Martavious Tay Tay Johnson, 8 Homicide cases resolved in 2018 in Linn County: More than usual, prosecutor says, Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse. Victims of crime may experience feelings of confusion, frustration, fear and anger. The two cousins were kidnapped back in 2012. March 26, 2019 | by Meredith Roemerman, Muscatine Journal. Shirley Carter, 68, died from two gunshot wounds from a medium-caliber rifle at her rural Marion County home. None of these are necessarily unsolved, said Lt. Kyle Chisholm, who oversees the detective bureau for the Davenport Police Department. Lock 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. April 25, 2019 | by Heather Murphy, The New York Times. She had gone Dec. 19, 1979, to the newly opened Westdale Mall to buy a winter coat and vanished. 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. 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. I uploaded my DNA to GEDMatch, a public database used to research family trees, and forgot about it, Brandy Jennings, 40, told The Gazette in a phone interview Friday. Help us combat the proliferation of sexual exploitation crimes against children. But according to text messages, emails and social media updates sent to family from Farver, she needed a break. And he was there in the back seat of the Jeep during Rettingers final moments in the early hours of April 28 when a bullet entered the drivers window on Highway 218 in Waterloo, killing Rettinger and injuring Kimball. She had been stabbed multiple times in the face and chest. A conviction on the first-degree charge triggers an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole, while second-degree murder carries a 50-year prison term, with eligibility for parole after 35 years. Early the next morning, the body of the popular teen was found in the familys Buick in a mall parking lot. Walker, a father of four was killed during an attempted robbery. Robert Hatcher was found shot to death underneath the Interstate 480 bridge on March 8, 2007. 7TH ANNUAL MEMORIAL RIDE AND DRIVE FOR THE GIRLS. Investigators remain hopeful they will find the person or persons responsible for the childrens deaths, he said. April 8, 2019 | by Laura Terrell, KCCI.com. September 19, 2019 | By Meredith Roemerman, The Muscatine Journal. That wasnt always the case, however. Ritas disappearance has touched us all, individually and as a community. Now, they hope the website will bring in fresh tips. But the Cedar Rapids Police Department had a busy day perhaps their busiest since they began investigating the homicide nearly four decades ago. She was moving to Kansas to take a new job, she said, and didnt want to see any of them indefinitely. Jason Carter, the central Iowa man found civilly responsible for his mothers death, will stand trial later this week for murder in her killing. SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) What Sioux City is today is, in many ways, very different than it used to be. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS The identity of the deceased is Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada of Council Bluffs, police announced in a release Monday morning. COUNCIL BLUFFS Jurors decided prosecutors failed to prove that Jason Carter killed his mother Shirley Carter on June 19, 2015. Many of her friends and relatives, who praise her cooking and quilting skills, say she is the victim of a miscarriage of justice. The DNA of the suspect was uploaded to the site and showed shared DNA with a known cousin on the site. The trial was reset to Feb. 10. Two Defendants Appear on Indictment Connected to $7 Million in Drugs Left on Beach Near Port Angeles, Washington, in April 2021. Box #1 Shirley Carter, 68, died from two gunshot wounds from a medium-caliber rifle in the kitchen of her rural Marion County home. The trial was moved to Council Bluffs due to publicity after that civil suit and verdict. 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. Hundreds of cold cases are hot again thanks to a new genealogy technique. Their bicycles and Elizabeths purse were found about 4 p.m. on a trail near the lake. 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. I just wanna go home and see my kids, an emotional Jason Carter. The case went cold until 2017. 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. It behaved itself, said Steve Rettinger, Micallas father, in a weekend interview with the Courier. I want someone to have to do time if (he/she) did something like that. The decision was made by a Linn County judge on Monday. In the late 1800s, the streets of Sioux City looked like something straight out of old spaghetti westerns. On Sept. 16, 1989, Zolliecoffers autopsy declared he died of a gunshot wound to the head. Burkhow admitted to investigators that he uses controlled substances. The 18-year-old was found stabbed to death in her familys car outside Westdale mall. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) Its likely one of the biggest mysteries of 2019: who shot and killed Micalla Rettinger? IOWA CITY An Iowa grandmother will stand trial Monday in the 1992 killing of her former boyfriend in a case built largely on an alleged confession heard by a child. At the scene, he touched her body three times. Maybanks said they had consulted with an expert that may testify at trial but that information is being reviewed at this time. A locked padlock Jimenez, Baker, Duckings, and Gulian were each charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. 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