WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) No arrests have been made in the killing of Waterloo man last May, thats according to the family of Greg Walker. 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. The case file is 19-mj-149 and 19-cr-59. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports no arrests have been made yet in the April 28 death of Micalla Rettinger. March 3, 2019 | by Hannah Hilyard, KCCI.com. Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover ordered that Jerry Burns, 64, charged with first-degree murder, waive his rights in person. Rettinger died and one passenger was hurt in the shooting that happened in a remote area between Waterloo and Cedar Falls on Highway 218. 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. MAQUOKETA, Iowa Jurors on Wednesday found a Dubuque man guilty of second-degree murder for killing a Bellevue resident. imprisonment. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) The disappearance of Cari Farver in 2012 puzzled investigators, but the murder trial that followed stunned the community. There was evidence that the killer put their feet up on the desk, and that they carved a piece of soap. 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. Cahill was arrested last year in connection with the killing of 22-year-old Corey Lee Wieneke, whose body was found in his West Liberty home. February 13, 2019 | by Alicia Yager, The Telegraph Herald. 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. 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. January 5, 2019 | by Bob Saar, The Hawk Eye. The jury began deliberating Monday in the trial of 56-year-old Annette Cahill, of Tipton. Hundreds of cold cases are hot again thanks to a new genealogy technique. Rachel J. Scherle December 30, 2019 | by Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette. Shirley Carter, 68, died from two gunshot wounds from a medium-caliber rifle at her rural Marion County home. West Des Moines police are using a new tool to investigate Ashley Oklands murder eight years after it occurred. 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. Lock Burns waived his presence at the hearing and didnt attend the hearing. Investigator Matt Denlinger won the award at the Iowa Police Chiefs Association banquet in Coralville Thursday. As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) The Cedar Rapids Police investigator who helped lead the effort to solve the murder of Michelle Martinko after 40 years has been named Iowas Officer of the Year. The cases were brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). 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. 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. Jerry Lynn Burns of Manchester has been charged with First Degree Murder in her death. On Wednesday, tribal officials announced theyve raised the reward for information on her whereabouts from $25,000 to $50,000. Bill Carter prevailed in the lawsuit and two days after the jurys verdict law enforcement filed charges for murder against Jason Carter. Training and seminars for Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. April 8, 2019 | by Laura Terrell, KCCI.com. The autopsy indicated no signs of trauma to Murillo-Moncada, police said. The case file is 19-mj-117 and 19-cr-47. The accuser, Richard L. Bates, alleged that Lazeroff molested him weekly for the entirety of 1983, when he was 11 and 12 years old. Police and the Iowa DCI are continuing to investigate an Iowa cold case out of Franklin County. 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. Have a question about Government Services? June 3, 2019 | By Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette. Follow ICC on Twitter, GONE COLD: EXPLORING IOWAS UNSOLVED MURDERS. They are working closely with authorities at the state and federal level, including the FBI. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) Seven years have passed since the murder of 17-year-old Martavious Tay Tay Johnson. She was cold, but he was able to lift her head up to kiss her on the forehead. Jury selection began Tuesday in the highly anticipated criminal case, which was moved from Marion County to Pottawattamie County because of pre-trial publicity. He spoke only to affirm he was waiving his right to a speedy trial. After nearly a full day of deliberations, a Muscatine County jury of five women and seven men could not reach a unanimous conclusion on the possible verdict guilty of first-degree murder, guilty of a lesser charge of second-degree murder or not guilty. Find ICC on Facebook 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. It wasnt like Farver to shirk responsibility. By all accounts, she was happy. That lead to a famous unsolved murder and a whole lot more. Official websites use .gov U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Iowa, Offender Reentry and Crime Prevention Efforts, More Than Thirty Charged Across Eastern Iowa With Federal Gun Law Violations, Sioux City Felon Sentenced to Five Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Possessing a Gun, Waterloo Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Federal Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Four Guns, Distributing Methamphetamine and Possessing Firearms Results in Prison Sentence. KIMT learned Wednesday that Vansice has an aggressive form of Alzheimers. Jason Carter, the central Iowa man found civilly responsible for his mothers death, will stand trial later this week for murder in her killing. September 19, 2019 | By Meredith Roemerman, The Muscatine Journal. April 15, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. 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. Waterloo Police are still pursuing the investigation. Jason Carter, 46, of Knoxville, was charged with first-degree murder in the killing of his mother, Shirley, two days after the civil jury in December 2017 found him responsible for her June 2015 death. He died in the hospital the following day. 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. That bullet would kill her and injure her friend, Adam Kimball. She had been living in Waterloo since graduating in 2016 from college. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justices violent crime reduction efforts. Earlier this week, the court set Carters criminal trial to begin March 4 in Pottawattamie County, transferring it out of Marion County because of pre-trial publicity. Quinto-Pascual was identified as someone who was with the male earlier that evening. They were seen riding their bicycles about noon at Meyers Lake, a popular fishing and recreation area in Evansdale, a northeastern Iowa community of about 4,500 residents southeast of Waterloo. Cahill was arrested last year in connection with the 1992 killing of 22-year-old Corey Lee Wieneke, whose body was found in his West Liberty home. Just days after, Rettingers parents would make a tearful plea for the person who fired the shot to come forward. The shooting happened on the 500 block of Sumner Street in Waterloo. 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. At age 12, Kava had to get creative if he wanted to hop online and hone his burgeoning tech skills. November 17 marked 20 years since Roberta E. Bobbi Crawford was murdered. December 10, 2019 | by Marissa Schwartz, CBS2/FOX28. 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. Victims of crime may experience feelings of confusion, frustration, fear and anger. Days after 16-year-old Jovontia Jovi Jones was fatally wounded during a drive-by shooting in the citys Hilltop Neighborhood, local leaders began a yearlong concerted effort to find solutions toward curbing youth violence and crime. A locked padlock If they are convicted of Counts 2, 4, 6 and/or 8, use of fire in the commission of a felony, Reznicek and Montoya face a mandatory minimum 10 years imprisonment to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed on Count 1. I want someone to have to do time if (he/she) did something like that. Shirley Carter, 68, died from two gunshot wounds from a medium-caliber rifle in the kitchen of her rural Marion County home. Now, they hope the website will bring in fresh tips. Paul Parizek, the departments public information officer. The Crime Victim Assistance Division received a nearly $800,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice, which is part of the U.S. Department of Justice, to develop and start the system. The weather report would be next, and Martinkos story would be retired for another year. In March of this year, Wright and Wilson were both charged with being a drug user in possession of a firearm. A lock ( The firearm was later seized from one of Washington-Robys friends while Roby and the friend were together. 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. Jerry L. Burns as a senior is pictured in a 1972 West Delaware High School yearbook. The price may be everyones genetic privacy. The next morning, the housekeeper found the couple murderedand there are some strange facts. IOWA CITY Complex and violent crime cases taken on by the Iowa City Police Departments investigations section this year have led the department to bolster the ranks in that unit and rely more heavily on outside agencies for help. Search warrants unsealed last week show the efforts of Cedar Rapids investigators to make an arrest in the 1979 fatal stabbing of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko, which included taking buccal swabs from dozens of individuals. They challenged reporters to turn the same scrutiny on their own house. 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. Corey Lee Wieneke was found beaten to death Oct. 13, 1992 in his West Liberty home. Michelle Martinkos murder haunted the Cedar Rapids community for 40 years. The unresponsive male was taken to a nearby hospital. The couple got the last hotel room available thanks to a last-minute cancellation. Law enforcement agencies across the state continue to make communities safer by partnering to reduce gun related crimes and violence. On April 29, 2019, investigators executed a search warrant at Burkhow's residence in Cedar Rapids and located fourteen guns, eight silencers, thousands of rounds of ammunition, a money . They found that he killed James Remakel, 59, on Dec. 19, 2016, at his Bellevue home. Matthew Barrett Robbins, 46, William Leo Yancey, 43, and Danielle Lynn Busch, 29, were 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. Fast cars especially.. The woman, Jessie Becker told investigators that, when she was 9 years old, she overheard Cahill in 1992 allegedly confess to killing Wieneke. But according to text messages, emails and social media updates sent to family from Farver, she needed a break. Wieneke, 22 years old at the time, was found dead by his live-in fiancee at their small, rural farmhouse. 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. Manglers trial started on Feb. 4. Each has since pled guilty. Walker, a father of four was killed during an attempted robbery. Micalla Rettinger was killed April 28 in Waterloo on U.S. Highway 218. Now a woman in her 50s stands trial for his murder. Reznicek appeared in Des Moines on October 1, 2019 and was conditionally released pending trial. Prosecutors said they did so through means of actual and threatened force. Walkers mother, Ann Davis, says no arrests have been made in regards to his mother. 19 of the strangest unsolved mysteries of all time, October trial on track for Manchester man accused of killing Michelle Martinko in 1979, Investigator who cracked Martinko murder case named Iowa Officer of the Year, Three people indicted in connection with 2014 unsolved murder, One year later: No arrests in Greg Walker murder, After unexplained Highway 218 shooting, father cherishes memories of departed daughter, Scholarship fund is created in memory of Cari Farver, who was killed in 2012 slaying, UPDATE: $7K reward offered in fatal shooting of Cedar Falls woman, Sooner or Later Your Cousins DNA Is Going to Solve a Murder, New Development Regarding John Vansice, a Longtime Person of Interest in Huisentruit Case, Police collected DNA from dozens while investigating 1979 killing of Michelle Martinko, Answers for Ashley: Police hope new tool solves Ashley Okland murder, 2nd trial scheduled for woman accused of 1992 slaying, Distant relative learns her DNA led to arrest in Michelle Martinko slaying: Vancouver, Wash., woman says she doesnt know suspect, Jennings was mentioned in a search warrant obtained last week by The Gazette, Carter found not guilty of mothers murder, Jason Carters attorneys accuse prosecutors of withholding exculpatory evidence, Bill Carter: Life will never be the same, Jury deadlocked: Mistrial declared in Cahill trial for 1992 murder, Search warrant shows how relatives DNA led police to Manchester man in Michelle Martinkos death: Suspects computer history turns up searches of strangulation, cannibalism, Manchester man two months later they would charge, Mistrial for Iowa woman charged in ex-boyfriends 1992 death, Parents of murder victim still looking for answers: We miss him so much, 1992 murder case being tried this week in Muscatine. It behaved itself, said Steve Rettinger, Micallas father, in a weekend interview with the Courier. The Pottawattamie County Community Foundation is establishing the fund, which will provide financial help to students who are interested in technology. Meana was charged in April with possessing an unregistered firearm. A football. 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. The charges were filed in federal court for the Northern District of Iowa and unsealed on Wednesday. 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. Now hell stand trial for murder. Bill Carter believed that seemed to imply they felt family perpetrated the killing, specifically either himself or Jason Carter. January 31, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. Without viable leads, the case languished. 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. 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. And, unprompted, King offered his own farewell. Every other week, the crew goes deep into missing persons and unsolved homicide cases in the Des Moines area. She was a former softball player at the University of Northern Iowa who was driving home from work at a bar with two passengers when the shooting happened. 1880s Sioux City is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States. Taxpayers who had to make adjustments for Iowa's nonconformity to federal law in 2018 and 2019 may need to complete form IA 101 in 2020 and later years. Parabon-NanoLabs in Reston, Va., told investigators about GEDMatch, a public DNA database used to help research family trees. A pistol was found in that vehicle. Meanwhile, the defense used their cross-examination in an attempt to impeach Bill Carter. Jimenez, Baker, Duckings, and Gulian were each charged with possessing a firearm as a felon. The facts of the case were recounted. She remembered talking to her brother, who lives in California, when she decided to upload her DNA to a public database. Their bodies were found nearly five months later, and the case remains unsolved. On that day 12 years ago, Robert Hatcher was walking on the pedestrian trail under the bridge, headed home from a job fair. We hope someone somewhere may know any detail that could lead to answers, Marjorie Hatcher said. Dan Wade said. Quinto-Pascual was located and admitted to being with the male that night and that the firearm belonged to him. Missing in the Metro podcast tackles unsolved crimes in DSM. February 20, 2019 | by Bob James, KHAK.com. Bikers, drivers and people in the community are invited to join. Now, authorities say Facebook profiles she created remain online and they want them removed. Carter, 46, of Knoxville, was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Shirley Carter, days after a civil jury found him responsible for her June 2015 death. Lazeroff, who died in 2003, was accused in a lawsuit filed earlier this week of sexually abusing a Brighton paperboy who reported to him. About 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. 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. Jim Doty, Digital Forensics and Technology Administrator Anthony Kava and Deputy Ryan Avis of the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office pose for a portrait inside the county headquarters on Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. 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. Jason Carter is accused of killing his mother Shirley Carter on June 19, 2015, at her rural home in Lacona. June 9, 2019 | by Tara Becker-Gray and Bill Lukitsch, Quad-City Times. He was 38 years old. 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. 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.. Tammy Zywicki was a determined and focused student at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. 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. The trial was moved to Council Bluffs due to publicity after that civil suit and verdict. She worked in Omaha as a computer programmer and had a strong bond with her son, who was in high school at the time. PSN is an evidence-based program proven to be effective at reducing violent crime. She had gone Dec. 19, 1979, to the newly opened Westdale Mall to buy a winter coat and vanished. But Bill Carter said she wasnt. 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. His body was found on Christmas Day. 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. WATERLOO, Iowa Iowa investigators are working to determine who fatally shot a woman while she was driving in April. They became worried the next morning when they still had not heard from their daughter. Contact Us. 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. 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. Ridge is one of the few people who Vansice has opened up to. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers announced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, a new $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. 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. If they are convicted of Count 1, conspiracy to damage an energy facility, Reznicek and Montoya face up to 20 years imprisonment, not more than a $250,000 fine, or both such fine and imprisonment. Death is one of lifes few certainties. August 5, 2019 | By Brian McCormack, The Daily Nonpareil, From left, Sgt. 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. 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. CEDAR RAPIDS The October trial remains on track for a Manchester man accused of fatally stabbing 18-year-old Michelle Martinko in 1979. Hub's recap of 2019's top 10 news stories includes: #7: Supreme Court rejects appeal in bizarre case of woman who posed as romantic rival after killing her When Shanna Golyar asked the state's 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 . 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.
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