SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) What Sioux City is today is, in many ways, very different than it used to be. Missing in the Metro podcast tackles unsolved crimes in DSM. 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. Tammy Zywicki was a determined and focused student at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. 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. 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. Instead, a jury wont gather to determine the fate of 65-year-old Jerry Burns until Feb. 10, if not later, Burns attorney, Leon Spies, confirmed Monday. 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. That wasnt always the case, however. The shooting happened on the 500 block of Sumner Street in Waterloo. Wieneke, 22 years old at the time, was found dead by his live-in fiancee at their small, rural farmhouse. Tiny models of cars he wouldve loved to drive. She was always busy. The firearm was later seized from one of Washington-Robys friends while Roby and the friend were together. Thursday, he recalled feeling angry after the media reported the public was not in any danger. That evening, Tammys parents JoAnn and Hank Zywicki expected a call from her which did not come. It was the disappearance of Macedonia resident Cari Farver that prompted Det. CEDAR RAPIDS On the 40th anniversary this month of Michelle Martinkos death, family and friends gathered at her grave to mourn her. He pled guilty on June 13, 2019. Tammy was a very practical person, very smart about the things she did, JoAnn Zywicki, told Dateline. His death left behind a widow, Christine. The case file is 19-mj-149 and 19-cr-59. March 5, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. Follow ICC on Twitter, GONE COLD: EXPLORING IOWAS UNSOLVED MURDERS. 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. 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. The Kearney (Neb.) For nearly five months after the disappearance, law enforcement agencies and residents mounted an enormous search for the girls. He was 38 years old. He was just angry and taking it out on the three leading the investigation, he said. Fast cars especially.. The last time he had been seen alive was Sept. 7, 1989 leaving a bar. 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. Actions and consequences, thats what this case is about, Iowa Assistant Attorney General Coleman McAllister said Tuesday to a Muscatine County jury. A first-degree murder charge in the Oct. 13, 1992, death of Corey Lee Wieneke was brought last May against Annette D. Cahill, 56, of Tipton. Papakee, who was 41 at the time of her disappearance, is a mother of four. 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. Pretend like its him, I dont know.. She was active on campus as an accomplished soccer player and a photographer for the student newspaper. A judge declared the mistrial Tuesday afternoon when the jury of five women and seven men declared they could not reach a verdict. Now, they hope the website will bring in fresh tips. The probability of finding Burns DNA profile among unrelated individuals would be less than one out of 100 billion, according to the document. 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. January 30, 2019 | by Mike Bell, The Daily Nonpareil. The Appeals Court found Purks claims of ineffective counsel, improper evidence and the verdict was not supported by sufficient evidence were all insufficient. COUNCIL BLUFFS Jurors decided prosecutors failed to prove that Jason Carter killed his mother Shirley Carter on June 19, 2015. 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. Every other week, the crew goes deep into missing persons and unsolved homicide cases in the Des Moines area. Browning, 65, was found stabbed to death early April 5 in her Iowa City home. Quinto-Pascual was identified as someone who was with the male earlier that evening. The Pottawattamie County Community Foundation is establishing the fund, which will provide financial help to students who are interested in technology. Officers later located a .32 caliber revolver that was involved in the shooting. Digital Forensic Administrator with the Pottawattamie County Sheriffs Office, Anthony Kava, worked for years on the case and says two profiles used to stalk people and commit the murder remained on Facebook this week. 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. About Burns, 65, is accused of killing the 18-year-old Martinko outside of a Cedar Rapids mall in December 1979. 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. The trial was moved to Council Bluffs due to publicity after that civil suit and verdict. August 30, 2019 | By Grace Stetson, NBCNews.com. MESKWAKI SETTLEMENT Meskwaki authorities have doubled the reward for information on a missing tribal member who disappeared four years ago. ) or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. Report the net business income or loss from federal Schedule C. Include a copy of the federal schedule. 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. 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. Lock Bill Carter believed that seemed to imply they felt family perpetrated the killing, specifically either himself or Jason Carter. At the scene, he touched her body three times. More than a year later, statements have been collected, evidence gathered and witnesses interviewed. Help us combat the proliferation of sexual exploitation crimes against children. This would be considered murder under U.S. law, though nobody has been specifically charged with murder. 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. That person has still yet to say anything. In September 1980, Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison stayed at the Amana Holiday Inn near Williamsburg, Iowa. Maybanks said they had consulted with an expert that may testify at trial but that information is being reviewed at this time. The complaint against Quinto-Pascual alleges that on May 10, 2019, Waterloo Police officers responded to a call for a man with a gunshot wound. But when his luck ran out, kid Kava faced some potentially serious consequences. June 11, 2019 | by Trish Mehaffey, The Gazette. 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. To date, officers have followed up on more than 900 leads. Murillo was employed at No Frills Supermarket at the time of his disappearance. WATERLOO, Iowa (KWWL) Seven years have passed since the murder of 17-year-old Martavious Tay Tay Johnson. The 21-year-old had spent much of the summer of 1992 abroad in Madrid studying for her bachelors degree in Spanish. 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. Gloomy as that may be, there is a great deal of work that begins when someone meets their end. The unresponsive male was taken to a nearby hospital. They challenged reporters to turn the same scrutiny on their own house. I dont know I feel OK about it, Jennings said. The 27-year-old real estate agent was gunned down while holding an open house at a West Des Moines townhome. In March of this year, Wright and Wilson were both charged with being a drug user in possession of a firearm. The 18-year-old was found stabbed to death in her familys car outside Westdale mall. The case file is 19-mj-117 and 19-cr-47. As part of this strategy, PSN focuses enforcement efforts on the most violent offenders and partners with locally based prevention and reentry programs for lasting reductions in crime. 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. Sixth Judicial District Judge Fae Hoover ordered that Jerry Burns, 64, charged with first-degree murder, waive his rights in person. 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. 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. She was moving to Kansas to take a new job, she said, and didnt want to see any of them indefinitely. April 15, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. In the midst of his anger, he said, he repeated what Jason Carter had told him: That Shirley Carter was cold and stiff. Ritas disappearance has touched us all, individually and as a community. (This story also includes information about missing Iowa newspaper boys Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin. For each second or subsequent conviction of Counts 2, 4, 6 and/or 8, Reznicek and Montoya face a mandatory minimum 20 years imprisonment to be served consecutive to the sentence imposed on Count 1. Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers announced on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, a new $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case. Training and seminars for Federal, State, and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. September 19, 2019 | By Meredith Roemerman, The Muscatine Journal. 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. 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. The jury ordered Carter to pay $10 million to Shirleys estate. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KMTV) The disappearance of Cari Farver in 2012 puzzled investigators, but the murder trial that followed stunned the community. 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. October 21, 2019 | by Steve Orr, democratandchronicle.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.. Prosecutors, at arraignments last month for two defendants, Danielle Busch and William L. Yancey, said they are waiting for approval from the U.S. Justice Department to pursue the death penalty if the defendants are found guilty. The trial will test prosecutors ability to get a conviction in a case in which they have no physical evidence against Annette Cahill. The charges were filed in federal court for the Northern District of Iowa and unsealed on Wednesday. The autopsy indicated no signs of trauma to Murillo-Moncada, police said. 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. He created fake credit card numbers and used them until the system caught up with the bogus digits. But, like dozens of other open homicide investigations in the Quad-Cities, no arrests have been made in Jones case even though the assigned investigators say they have a pretty good idea of who killed him. 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. Find ICC on Facebook Walker was shot in the 600 block of Gable Street in Waterloo, a victim of one of three shootings during that weekend. MUSCATINE More than 25 years ago, a man was found beaten to death in his rural home near West Liberty. She had been living in Waterloo since graduating in 2016 from college. The filing said that the three did reveal and discharge a firearm while committing the robbery, leading to the death of Booher. Fernaris Braggs, age 31, Andrew Shaw, age 31, Jontreyvius Richmond, age 21, Darnell Henderson, age 23, Mathew John Wharton, age 28, Zachary Francis Hogan, age 28, Paul Hoff, age 40, Untario McGhee, age 18, all of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Clint Hospodarksy, age 44, of Iowa City, Iowa; Randolph High, age 62, of Stanwood, Iowa; Justin Allen Bryce Gulian, age 28, of Clarksville, Iowa; Richard Dale Olge II, age 30, of Cresco, Iowa; Gilbert Lopez, Jr., age 33, of West Union, Iowa; Edinton Grugbay Wright, age 22, of Marion, Iowa; and Brett Scott Meana, age 43, of Peosta, Iowa, have all been charged with various violations of federal law including being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm. 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. Jerry Lynn Burns of Manchester has been charged with First Degree Murder in her death. Yet, the case remains cold. Police and the Iowa DCI are continuing to investigate an Iowa cold case out of Franklin County. Rettinger was driving southbound on Highway 218 between Waterloo and Cedar Falls on April 28. (Courtesy Brandy Jennings | The Gazette). 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. The charges in these cases demonstrate the Department of Justices continued commitment to prosecuting the most dangerous offenders in our communities, said United States Attorney Peter E. Deegan, Jr. We will continue to work with all of our outstanding local, state, and federal law partners to investigate and prosecute those who use guns to commit crimes and those unlawfully possess guns and ammunition. Inspired to address what he would come to call a criminal subculture with no regard for human life, Mayor Frank Klipsch led months of meetings with hundreds of community stakeholders from religious leaders to school officials to concerned parents eventually arriving to a conclusion focused on providing more diversion programs for youthful offenders and better access to social services. 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. 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. Hoff was charged with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The investigation is being conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is being prosecuted by the United States Attorneys Office for the Southern District of Iowa. 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. Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Iowa Cold Cases That doesnt mean we dont know who did it., June 6, 2019 | by Bill Lukitsch, Quad-City Times. We may not have charged in these cases, but that doesnt mean theyre not solved. The complaint and indictment against Washington-Roby alleges that in September 2018, Washington-Roby posted a photo of himself on Facebook holding a Glock 9mm handgun. 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. Like every year, local news stations ran anniversary pieces describing the cold case of Michelle Martinko, an 18-year-old woman stabbed to death in Cedar Rapids in 1979. What happens when authorities find a body? Cahill, 56, of Tipton was charged with first-degree murder last year in the 1992 bludgeoning death of Corey Lee Wieneke of West Liberty. Fishing pole. A pistol was found in that vehicle. 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. Press Release. Council Bluffs police have released the identity of the body found in a vacant Council Bluffs grocery store in January. She has said that Wieneke was her best friend and that she wasnt involved in his death, which devastated her. In asking a judge to dismiss the case, Carters defense team argued new information provided to them showed investigators failed to chase down leads and proved agents were prejudicial against their client. In the days after the death of his wife of 52 years, Bill Carter began to believe his son is who killed her. 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. FAYETTE, Iowa (CBS2/Fox28) The blue cross on Highway 150 outside Fayette is filled with Kaiden Estlings favorite things. EVANSDALE, Iowa (KWWL) This Saturday, July 13, marks seven years since the disappearance of Lyric Cook-Morrisey and Elizabeth Collins. Ive had to endure so much. 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. 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. 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. They were last seen riding their bikes at Meyers Lake in Evansdale. 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. The weather report would be next, and Martinkos story would be retired for another year. Two Defendants Appear on Indictment Connected to $7 Million in Drugs Left on Beach Near Port Angeles, Washington, in April 2021. At age 12, Kava had to get creative if he wanted to hop online and hone his burgeoning tech skills. Burnside helped bring the podcast to life. But long before Kava was busting bad guys on the world wide web, he was a just kid who was fascinated by computers. 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. An official website of the United States government. And we all got phone calls to look our doors and be on the lookout. The trial for the Manchester man accused in the 1979 killing of eastern Iowa teen Michelle Martinko was supposed to begin today. 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. 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. I want someone to have to do time if (he/she) did something like that. Burns of Manchester went on to become a father and business owner. February 13, 2019 | by Alicia Yager, The Telegraph Herald. Organizers said this is more than just a ride, though. PSN is the centerpiece of the Department of Justices violent crime reduction efforts. January 31, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. Law enforcement agencies across the state continue to make communities safer by partnering to reduce gun related crimes and violence. 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. His body was found on Christmas Day. Tait Otis Purks conviction and sentence on 2nd degree murder in Tama County District Court was affirmed by the Iowa Court of Appeals last week. Nobody can even come close to knowing., March 18, 2019 | by Luke Nozicka, The Des Moines Register. It means preserving Caris legacy of helping others. The boys that were running it took off into the timber. We are still very much involved in the investigation, said Mitch Mortvedt, assistant director of field operations for the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. In November 2012, Farver abruptly broke up with her new boyfriend and quit her job via text messages. They became worried the next morning when they still had not heard from their daughter. None of these are necessarily unsolved, said Lt. Kyle Chisholm, who oversees the detective bureau for the Davenport Police Department. Corey Lee Wieneke was found beaten to death Oct. 13, 1992 in his West Liberty home. This case file is 19-mj-168. They found that he killed James Remakel, 59, on Dec. 19, 2016, at his Bellevue home. Before she died, she was able to stop the car at the Greenhill exit. 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. The identity of the deceased is Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada of Council Bluffs, police announced in a release Monday morning. Fax Line:(319) 363-1990. Jury selection began Tuesday in the highly anticipated criminal case, which was moved from Marion County to Pottawattamie County because of pre-trial publicity. Anthony Kava is kind of a mad scientist. 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. 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. 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. Rettinger was from Lenexa, Kansas. Victims of crime may experience feelings of confusion, frustration, fear and anger. imprisonment. Contact Us. But another person, an employee who worked security for the company Kava hacked for free internet, gave him another kind of talk. Fingerprints, DNA, dental records and other scientific methods are the standards for filling in the blanks but are not always possible. There was evidence that the killer put their feet up on the desk, and that they carved a piece of soap. Thank you in advance! The State Lab was able to make a positive identification by analyzing DNA collected from Murillos biological parents. She always had something going on.. The charges are contained in complaints and indictments filed within the last few months in United States District Court in Cedar Rapids. 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. The Golden State Killer case was just the start. Iowa City police Lt. Dave Droll, who leads the investigations section, said the need for more investigators was born out of several large cases that overlapped. He loved cars, his mom April says. Montoya was recently arrested in the District of Arizona and detained pending court proceedings to determine her appearance in the Southern District of Iowa. A bullet came through the drivers side window as her vehicle crossed Brinker Lake and the Cedar River. 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. Official websites use .gov 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. Manglers trial started on Feb. 4. A civil jury found Jason Carter liable in his mothers death. On Sept. 16, 1989, Zolliecoffers autopsy declared he died of a gunshot wound to the head. Each has since pled guilty. March 8, 2019 | by Mike Bell, The Daily Nonpareil. August 25, 2019 | By Brian McCormack, The Daily Nonpareil, From right, Sgt. 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. Both have since pled guilty. 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 couple got the last hotel room available thanks to a last-minute cancellation. The trial was reset to Feb. 10. The trial date is tentative, as Spies said Burns intends to a request a venue change. The DNA of the suspect was uploaded to the site and showed shared DNA with a known cousin on the site. (Staff photo/Joe Shearer). Denlinger works on cold cases and was part of the team that helped make an arrest in the 1979 murder of Michelle Martinko. November 17 marked 20 years since Roberta E. 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