The Department of Justice is remaining vigilant in detecting, investigating, and prosecuting wrongdoing related to the crisis. Anthony Kava is kind of a mad scientist. On Sept. 16, 1989, Zolliecoffers autopsy declared he died of a gunshot wound to the head. Police Maj. Joe Leibold says the bullet and other evidence were recently sent to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms lab for additional testing. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Browning, 65, was found stabbed to death early April 5 in her Iowa City home. But long before Kava was busting bad guys on the world wide web, he was a just kid who was fascinated by computers. Theyre honoring Lyric and Elizabeth two lives gone too soon. Law enforcement agencies across the state continue to make communities safer by partnering to reduce gun related crimes and violence. Victims of crime may experience feelings of confusion, frustration, fear and anger. Ridge is one of the few people who Vansice has opened up to. COUNCIL BLUFFS Prosecutors lobbied questions to Bill Carter for several hours Thursday building up his marriage to Shirley Carter, and his alibi. Bikers, drivers and people in the community are invited to join. Full Story at KCRG.com. Council Bluffs police have released the identity of the body found in a vacant Council Bluffs grocery store in January. She had been living in Waterloo since graduating in 2016 from college. 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. 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. And, unprompted, King offered his own farewell. March 26, 2019 | by Meredith Roemerman, Muscatine Journal. MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) A Tipton woman accused of killing her former boyfriend in 1992 is scheduled for another trial. A central Iowa man found responsible for his mothers death by a civil jury will go to trial in criminal court in March in western Iowa, court records show. The indictment against Herubin alleges that this defendant possessed with the intent to distribute marijuana near a protected location, two counts of false statement during the purchase of a firearm, and possession of a firearm as a drug user. 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. Prosecutors said they did so through means of actual and threatened force. Its a group effort, and the investigation still is very much on the front burner.. DES MOINES, Iowa On September 19, 2019, a federal grand jury returned an Indictment charging defendants, Jessica Rae Reznicek and Ruby Katherine Montoya, with one count of conspiracy to damage an energy facility, four counts of use of fire in the commission of a felony, and four counts of malicious use of fire, announced United States Attorney Marc Krickbaum. I just wanna go home and see my kids, an emotional Jason Carter. 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. None of these are necessarily unsolved, said Lt. Kyle Chisholm, who oversees the detective bureau for the Davenport Police Department. We are still very much involved in the investigation, said Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of field operations for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. May 3, 2019 | by Alia Conley, World-Herald staff writer. 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. January 5, 2019 | by Bob Saar, The Hawk Eye. This is one of those cases where I remember where I was when I got the call, West Des Moines police Sgt. 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.. EVANSDALE, Iowa (KWWL) This Saturday, July 13, marks seven years since the disappearance of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins. (Courtesy Brandy Jennings | The Gazette). The podcast, called Missing in the Metro, features KXNOs Ross Peterson and Heather Burnside, along with her husband, Des Moines police Sgt. (Staff photo/Joe Shearer). There are remains to be handled, next of kin to be contacted, services to be arranged, an obituary to write and, in most cases, a burial or ceremony to hold. Amy told Dateline she told Tammy no, but said she did remember asking, Is everything OK?, August 27, 2019 | By Jessica Watson, KCAU TV9, siouxlandproud.com. Kava is employed with the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office and his deep knowledge of modern technology has earned him a unique position within local law enforcement. SOLON, Iowa Cold case investigator Steve Ridge has revealed that popular Mason City, Iowa morning television anchor Jodi Huisentruit boarded a ski boat with two men she did not previously know the weekend before she vanished in June of 1995. 111 7th Ave, SE They challenged reporters to turn the same scrutiny on their own house. The Kearney (Neb.) They also watch for similar cases elsewhere across the country, Mortvedt said. October 20, 2019 | Associated Press and The Gazette. No witnesses have reported seeing the pickup Padgett was driving, or a black Cavalier, in the neighborhood that night. 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. Jimenez, Baker, Duckings, and Gulian were each charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. Report the net business income or loss from federal Schedule C. Include a copy of the federal schedule. August 5, 2019 | By Brian McCormack, The Daily Nonpareil, From left, Sgt. One is that Rogers uncle, a serial killer and recent escapee from a Nebraska mental health center, is responsible. He was just angry and taking it out on the three leading the investigation, he said. The profiles were used as evidence in the trial. The decision was made by a Linn County judge on Monday. 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. She remembered talking to her brother, who lives in California, when she decided to upload her DNA to a public database. Now, authorities say Facebook profiles she created remain online and they want them removed. District Court Judge Ian K. Thornhill found Purk guilty of killing his girlfriend Cora Ann Okonski following a bench trial in Toledo on Dec. 8, 2017. The firearm was later seized from one of Washington-Robys friends while Roby and the friend were together. Find ICC on Facebook The three worked together to solve the 2012 cold case murder of Macedonia resident Cari Farver. According to a release from Millers office, the AGs Crime Victim Assistance Division has tapped STACS DNA to develop the system. MUSCATINE A deadlocked jury led to a mistrial Tuesday in the murder trial for Annette Cahill. Its part of the answer to how we, as a community, can strive to ensure that a victim is remembered, rather than the person who harmed them., April 29, 2019 | by Jeff Reinitz, wcfcourier.com. Just days after, Rettingers parents would make a tearful plea for the person who fired the shot to come forward. The complaint and indictment against Burkhow alleges that in March and April 2019, Burkhow sold cocaine to a confidential informant on five separate occasions. His death left behind a widow, Christine. 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. Nearly five months later, a group of hunters found their bodies in Bremer County. The Appeals Court found Purks claims of ineffective counsel, improper evidence and the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence were all insufficient. 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. The parents of a Council Bluffs man who was murdered 12 years ago have not given up hope answers may yet surface and bring a small measure of peace. The filing said that the three did reveal and discharge a firearm while committing the robbery, leading to the death of Booher. The case went cold until 2017. And how can they sleep with themselves knowing what they did-to somebody who was full of life, full of joy, loved hanging around his friends, Tanya Johnson told KWWL in 2017. About But the Cedar Rapids Police Department had a busy day perhaps their busiest since they began investigating the homicide nearly four decades ago. The accuser, Richard L. Bates, alleged that Lazeroff molested him weekly for the entirety of 1983, when he was 11 and 12 years old. Now, they hope the website will bring in fresh tips. In March of this year, Wright and Wilson were both charged with being a drug user in possession of a firearm. April 25, 2019 | by Heather Murphy, The New York Times. CEDAR RAPIDS The Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979 waived his right to speedy trial Monday and will ask the court to move his trial out of Linn County. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette). MUSCATINE After 16 total hours of deliberations, a jury found the defendant in a local cold case homicide guilty of second-degree murder more than 25 years later. April comes to this cross nearly every week. But Bill Carter said she wasnt. The jury ordered Carter to pay $10 million to Shirleys estate. He told police that Pospisil then got into the Cavalier, after telling Padgett she was going to get a ride from them. Dan Wade said. Two Defendants Appear on Indictment Connected to $7 Million in Drugs Left on Beach Near Port Angeles, Washington, in April 2021. Corey Lee Wieneke was found beaten to death Oct. 13, 1992 in his West Liberty home. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that overwhelming circumstantial evidence in the case overcame the lack of a body or doubts about premeditation. Montoya was recently arrested in the District of Arizona and detained pending court proceedings to determine her appearance in the Southern District of Iowa. Instead, the outcome may hinge on whether jurors believe a woman who says she was 9 when she overheard Cahill confess to killing bartender Corey Wieneke weeks after the slaying. He loved cars, his mom April says. His lawyer previously had filed a written waiver. 15-year-old Erin Pospisil of Cedar Rapids left her home that day with Curtis Padgett, a friend of her brothers. He had concerns because thats how the suspected Golden State killer, Joseph DeAngelo, was arrested last year. March 3, 2019 | by Hannah Hilyard, KCCI.com. Burkhow admitted to investigators that he uses controlled substances. Sometimes I hug the cross, she says. She was excited to return to Grinnell for her senior year in August 1992, according to her mother, JoAnn Zywicki. Cahill, 56, of Tipton was charged with first-degree murder last year in the 1992 bludgeoning death of Corey Lee Wieneke of West Liberty. Bill Carter prevailed in the lawsuit and two days after the jurys verdict law enforcement filed charges for murder against Jason Carter. Kava referred to it as the good hacker talk, and it was just what Kavas young ears needed hear. Cahill, 56, is an unusual defendant. 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. Many have called it a revolutionary new technology. The autopsy indicated no signs of trauma to Murillo-Moncada, police said. The trial was moved to Council Bluffs due to publicity after that civil suit and verdict. Wieneke, 22 years old at the time, was found dead by his live-in fiancee at their small, rural farmhouse. That DNA eventually led to the arrest of a suspect in the 1979 slaying of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids. They are working closely with authorities at the state and federal level, including the FBI. This would be considered murder under U.S. law, though nobody has been specifically charged with murder. When Shanna Golyar asked the states high court to reverse her conviction and life sentence for first-degree murder, she pointed out that criminal investigators never found a murder weapon, a single witness or most importantly, a body. If anyone has any information that could lead to a rest, youre asked to call either Waterloo Police at 319-291-4383 or Cedar Valley CrimeStoppers at (855) 300-8477. The shooting happened on the 500 block of Sumner Street in Waterloo. He was declared missing two days later. A jury of nine women and three men began deliberations Tuesday afternoon after spending six days hearing testimony and arguments in court, to find Annette Cahill, now 56, guilty of killing him. Thats when Kava decided to exploit vulnerabilities within a local internet providers billing system. Bates says this stole his innocence and condemned him to live with guilt and anger. 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. June 24th, 2022 by Chris Parks Council Bluffs, Iowa - Five Cass County, Iowa residents were arrested on federal indictments charging Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl. 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. Facebook previously removed all the fake Cari Farver profiles Golyar created, and Kava has asked for two years for Facebook to remove the last two. Fast cars especially.. Lock What happens when authorities find a body? Follow ICC on Twitter, GONE COLD: EXPLORING IOWAS UNSOLVED MURDERS. He pled guilty on May 28, 2019. 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. The 21-year-old had spent much of the summer of 1992 abroad in Madrid studying for her bachelors degree in Spanish. His body was found on Christmas Day. A scholarship fund has been created in memory of Cari Farver, who was killed in 2012 in a slaying that took five years to yield a conviction. 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. Look into a former newspaper employee named Jack J. Lazeroff, the readers said. December 19, 2018, on the 39th anniversary of the murder of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko of Cedar Rapids, police announced they made an arrest. 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. January 17, 2019 | by Jeff Reinitz, The Courier, Rita Papakee (Courtesy Iowa Department of Public Safety). We miss him so much, his mother, Marjorie Hatcher, said Wednesday. He decided from that point on to keep on hacking, but instead of stealing services, Kava wanted to use his knowledge to serve society. Without viable leads, the case languished. Manglers trial started on Feb. 4. Purk was indicted by a Tama County Grand Jury in December, 2016. The charges filed against Orr Blahnik, Shaw, Wharton, Hogan, and Hospodarsky allege that these defendants were in possession of a firearm as a drug user. A bullet came through the drivers side window as her vehicle crossed Brinker Lake and the Cedar River. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers announced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, a new $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Miller was charged in May with possessing a firearm as a felon and possessing an unregistered firearm. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) Seven years have passed since the murder of 17-year-old Martavious Tay Tay Johnson. The probability of finding Burns DNA profile among unrelated individuals would be less than one out of 100 billion, according to the document. 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. Reznicek appeared in Des Moines on October 1, 2019 and was conditionally released pending trial. 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