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. Tiny models of cars he wouldve loved to drive. It has been widely reported that Huisentruit went skiing at Coralville Lake north of Iowa City, Iowa with the primary person of interest in her disappearance, a man twenty-some years here senior, John Vansice, Vansices son and two of Jodis friends. Jury selection began Tuesday in the highly anticipated criminal case, which was moved from Marion County to Pottawattamie County because of pre-trial publicity. The charges are contained in complaints and indictments filed within the last few months in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. Before an arrest was made in one of Iowas most haunting cold-case killings, investigators collected DNA from more than 125 people as they eliminated suspects. 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. 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. But long before Kava was busting bad guys on the world wide web, he was a just kid who was fascinated by computers. The price may be everyones genetic privacy. The woman, Jessie Becker told investigators that, when she was 9 years old, she overheard Cahill in 1992 allegedly confess to killing Wieneke. Officers later located a .32 caliber revolver that was involved in the shooting. A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that overwhelming circumstantial evidence in the case overcame the lack of a body or doubts about premeditation. Burkhow admitted to investigators that he uses controlled substances. The Appeals Court found Purks claims of ineffective counsel, improper evidence and the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence were all insufficient. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers has offered a $7,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. She was excited to return to Grinnell for her senior year in August 1992, according to her mother, JoAnn Zywicki. 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. 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. United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. announced charges and arrests in thirty-two recent federal gun cases at a press conference held at the United States Attorneys Office. 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. Those defendants Nicholas Luerkens and Tim Evans pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, a rare plea in Iowa because its an automatic life sentence without parole. She was active on campus as an accomplished soccer player and a photographer for the student newspaper. Those who do violate federal law and will be held accountable.. The case went cold until 2017. Jim Doty, Digital Forensics and Technology Administrator Anthony Kava and Deputy Ryan Avis of the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office worked together to solve the 2012 cold case murder of Macedonia resident Cari Farver. The weather report would be next, and Martinkos story would be retired for another year. 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. EVANSDALE, Iowa (KWWL) This Saturday, July 13, marks seven years since the disappearance of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins. Now hell stand trial for murder. Press Release. The firearm was later seized from one of Washington-Robys friends while Roby and the friend were together. Early the next morning, the body of the popular teen was found in the familys Buick in a mall parking lot. February 1, 2019 | by Tyler J. Davis, The Des Moines Register. March 26, 2019 | by Meredith Roemerman, Muscatine Journal. On Wednesday, tribal officials announced theyve raised the reward for information on her whereabouts from $25,000 to $50,000. Michelle Martinkos murder haunted the Cedar Rapids community for 40 years. 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. On that day 12 years ago, Robert Hatcher was walking on the pedestrian trail under the bridge, headed home from a job fair. 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. Report the net business income or loss from federal Schedule C. Include a copy of the federal schedule. Maybanks said they had consulted with an expert that may testify at trial but that information is being reviewed at this time. 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. Official websites use .gov The 21-year-old had spent much of the summer of 1992 abroad in Madrid studying for her bachelors degree in Spanish. KIMT learned Wednesday that Vansice has an aggressive form of Alzheimers. 515-473-9300 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. I want someone to have to do time if (he/she) did something like that. 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. By all accounts, she was happy. 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. Corey Lee Wieneke was found beaten to death Oct. 13, 1992 in his West Liberty home. Its a pretty wild place, said Tom Munson, with the Sioux City Public Museum. If convicted, she faces life in prison. This case file is 19-mj-168. 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. The Department of Justice is remaining vigilant in detecting, investigating, and prosecuting wrongdoing related to the crisis. November 5, 2019 | by Mike Runge, KIMT3 News. She has said that Wieneke was her best friend and that she wasnt involved in his death, which devastated her. Elizabeth, 8, and Lyric, 10, were cousins. The decision was made by a Linn County judge on Monday. 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. But according to text messages, emails and social media updates sent to family from Farver, she needed a break. The profiles were used as evidence in the trial. On August 23, 1992, Tammy dropped her brother off at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and then began the final leg of her drive to Grinnell, which was five hours away. Two Defendants Appear on Indictment Connected to $7 Million in Drugs Left on Beach Near Port Angeles, Washington, in April 2021. 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. On Thursday, a deceased man or woman was found inside the former site of No Frills on West Broadway in Council Bluffs. 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. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) Its likely one of the biggest mysteries of 2019: who shot and killed Micalla Rettinger? 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. This is one of those cases where I remember where I was when I got the call, West Des Moines police Sgt. I kind of live with true crime, so for me, thats not as much of an issue, Burnside said. As with any criminal case, a charge is merely an accusation and each defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty. Training and seminars for Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. Meanwhile, the defense used their cross-examination in an attempt to impeach Bill Carter. I just wanna go home and see my kids, an emotional Jason Carter. June 9, 2019 | by Tara Becker-Gray and Bill Lukitsch, Quad-City Times. She had gone Dec. 19, 1979, to the newly opened Westdale Mall to buy a winter coat and vanished. The public is reminded that an Indictment is merely an accusation, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless they are proven guilty. COUNCIL BLUFFS Jurors decided prosecutors failed to prove that Jason Carter killed his mother Shirley Carter on June 19, 2015. The complaint and indictment against Burkhow alleges that in March and April 2019, Burkhow sold cocaine to a confidential informant on five separate occasions. 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. His body was found on Christmas Day. The cases were brought as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN). What happens when authorities find a body? March 3, 2019 | by Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press. Micalla Rettinger was killed April 28 in Waterloo on U.S. Highway 218. 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. March 12, 2019 | by Trish Mehaffey, The Cedar Rapids Gazette. 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. 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. Every year, to keep their memory alive, the girls families have a memorial ride and drive. Sioux City, nicknamed Little Chicago back then, was a center for growth and crime. Reznicek appeared in Des Moines on October 1, 2019 and was conditionally released pending trial. The Pottawattamie County Community Foundation is establishing the fund, which will provide financial help to students who are interested in technology. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS February 20, 2019 | by Bob James, KHAK.com. October 21, 2019 | by Steve Orr, democratandchronicle.com. Jason Carter was sued by his father, Bill Carter, and his brother, Billy Dean Carter, after no one was charged in her death. MUSCATINE A deadlocked jury led to a mistrial Tuesday in the murder trial for Annette Cahill. The couple got the last hotel room available thanks to a last-minute cancellation. 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. Hoff was charged with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. 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. Jerry L. Burns as a senior is pictured in a 1972 West Delaware High School yearbook. She was cold, but he was able to lift her head up to kiss her on the forehead. They went missing July 13, 2012. One Omaha detective spoke to him and tried to frighten him with what Kava called a scared straight talk. Each has since pled guilty. 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. Its a group effort, and the investigation still is very much on the front burner.. Investigators remain hopeful they will find the person or persons responsible for the childrens deaths, he said. After all, everyone eventually faces it. Experts believe the technique could be used to revive investigations into a vast number of cases that have gone cold across the country, including at least 100,000 unsolved major violent crimes and 40,000 unidentified bodies. Officers in the West Des Moines Police Department created a new website called Answers for Ashley that they hope leads to her killer. Thursday, he recalled feeling angry after the media reported the public was not in any danger. 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 next morning, the housekeeper found the couple murderedand there are some strange facts. Sioux City was growing in the 1880s, and with that growth came a lot of illegal activity. Walker, a father of four was killed during an attempted robbery. 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. They will be making five stops in the area. Burns, 65, is accused of killing the 18-year-old Martinko outside of a Cedar Rapids mall in December 1979. Find ICC on Facebook Their bodies were found nearly five months later, and the case remains unsolved. The charges were filed in federal court for the Northern District of Iowa and unsealed on Wednesday. One is that Rogers uncle, a serial killer and recent escapee from a Nebraska mental health center, is responsible. Paul Parizek, the departments public information officer. February 13, 2019 | by Alicia Yager, The Telegraph Herald. MUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) A Tipton woman accused of killing her former boyfriend in 1992 is scheduled for another trial. The conviction came on a lesser, included charge after Mangler originally was charged with first-degree murder. A tip line scrolled across the bottom of the screen. They found that he killed James Remakel, 59, on Dec. 19, 2016, at his Bellevue home. 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. 8 Hotel Mysteries That Are Still Unsolved: From murders to disappearances, these unsolved mysteries all have hotels in common. Police and the Iowa DCI are continuing to investigate an Iowa cold case out of Franklin County. Burns attorney, Leon Spies, said the waiver was necessary because the defense still was reviewing evidence in the case and needed time to prepare for trial. None of these are necessarily unsolved, said Lt. Kyle Chisholm, who oversees the detective bureau for the Davenport Police Department. 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. They challenged reporters to turn the same scrutiny on their own house. And the dog went to the cemetery for the graveside and Catholic rites.. Thank you in advance! 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. She had been living in Waterloo since graduating in 2016 from college. He died in the hospital the following day. 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. 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. Now a woman in her 50s stands trial for his murder. Court records state he may have been there to meet two men about an issue with money not much else is known. November 15, 2019 | The Tama News-Herald/The Toledo Chronicle. October 20, 2019 | Associated Press and The Gazette. 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. What we know: Key moments in the Michelle Martinko cold case murder investigation, Trial against Michelle Martinko murder suspect moving to Scott County, Police still investigate Hampton cold case 20 years later, Appeals Court upholds Tait Purk conviction for 2nd degree murder, Iowa to launch rape kit tracking system in 2020, according to Attorney Generals office, Investigator says hes found final video footage of Jodi Huisentruit, Ex-D&C employee accused in Child Victims Act lawsuit once arrested for touching paperboys, Manchester man charged with killing Michelle Martinko appears in court:Jerry Burns, 64, waives right to speedy trial in the cold-case murder, Death of Waterloo woman shot while driving remains a mystery, Attorney: Michelle Martinko murder trial delayed; accused killer wants venue change, 1979 killing of eastern Iowa teen Michelle Martinko. Weather report would be retired for another year kind of live with true crime, so for,! 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