Linn County The next day, her parents, John and Leone Marburger, filed a missing persons report with the Jackson County Sheriffs Office. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Tait Purk Convicted of First-Degree Murder: May 10, 2017. Both parents have been gone for decades: Martinko'sfather died in 1995, and her mother died in 1998. 17 YOA Council Bluffs Police officers were sent to investigate the death of a female at the Best Western Frontier Motor Lodge motel at 2216 27th Avenue in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at 12:27 p.m. Friday, June 25, 1982, after a motel employee found a body. He faces up to 10 years in prison and will be sentenced Aug. 23, 2016. Roberts made his first court appearance in Linn County District Court on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, where he was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and going armed with intent. The perp was born in September 1955, and at age 18 he was already making the news for his criminal acts. Agents traveled extensively throughout the country conducting multiple interviews of key witnesses relevant to the investigation. Mitchell had been found incompetent to stand trial off and on since 2016. Best Western Frontier Motor Lodge Authorities said Beaver beat and held Canfields wife while Clark and Hibbler struggled and robbed Canfield. In February 2021, researchers from Parabon and ES Genealogy, who examined familial relationships, concluded that Thomas O. Freeman, of West Frankfort, Illinois, was the source of the suspect DNA. Nissen was the "Jane Doe," found murdered in a ditch in Northwest. [2] A police spokesman said that "everyone's instinct is to say it was a guy", but they were not sure of the sex of the killer. Hundreds of people were interviewed and countless leads were followed, police said a year after the slaying. Cold case team says it's ID'd Zodiac Killer. Council Bluffs, IA "One of the areas that continues to tug at my heart," Cedar Rapids' police chief said Wednesday during a press conference, "was (Janelle) expressed how sad their parents passed away without knowing who killed their daughter, Michelle. When the roommate returned at 4 a.m. the following morning, Elizabeth was gone, though she did not have access to a car and all her personal belongings were left behind. He died Nov. 6, 2014 while awaiting trial. Date Charges Filed: Sept. 27, 2012 The images looked considerably different from the 1980 composite sketch and showed a man with blond hair and blue eyes. [11] As the investigation dwindled, a $10,000 reward was offered for information that would lead police to the killer. She was unsure her information would be of any use because she had read that the murder happened between 10p.m. and midnight, and it was 2a.m. when she drove by. In 2001, authorities submitted evidence collected at the scene of Lee Rotatori's murder to a state crime lab for further analysis. Follow ICC on Twitter, GONE COLD: EXPLORING IOWAS UNSOLVED MURDERS, death of James Booher, a known drug dealer, in 2014, murder trial was scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Oct. 14, 2019, the trial for Burns will likely be postponed, a jury wont gather to determine Burns fate until Feb. 10, 2020, federal judge ruled Mitchell finally competent to stand trial, waiting more than 11 years to see justice, https://law.justia.com/cases/iowa/court-of-appeals/1988/86-1844-0.html, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1239451/, https://law.resource.org/pub/us/case/reporter/F2/986/986.F2d.257.91-3755.91-3778.92-1702.html, https://www.iowacourts.gov/media/documents/3258_6F32212D5F6F4.pdf, Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse. [23] Out of more than 80 potential suspects that had been identified over the years, more than 60 people were tested and cleared of suspicion. Your comments should be respectful. Bellevue, Iowa . SE Courtland Clark, age 26, from Flowery Branch, Georgia, Robert Beaver, age 35, from Sioux City, Iowa, and . Fort Dodge, IA Sac City, IA Using newer technology, Cedar Rapids police were able to procure DNA from case evidence in 2006.
