Ely man sentenced to life sentence for fatally shooting James “Jim Bob” Booher on May 31, 2014. Booher’s body was cut up, burned and disposed of in a river, according to testimony. Judge calls Matthew Robbins the “poster child” for a life sentence.
A Cedar Rapids man and woman were sentenced to federal prison for robbing and killing a Marion man who went missing in 2014. Danielle Bush was sentenced to 10 years and William Yancey will serve 33 years.
William Yancey is the third defendant convicted in the robbery and fatal shooting of James Booher, who went missing in 2014.
Jury begins deliberations Friday
An FBI forensic examiner testified Tuesday that DNA from James Booher was found on a glove and floor vent cover at the Ely farmhouse where his accused killer lived.
Fragments of an elbow bone, rib and a tooth root recovered
Robert Bleakley testifies at trial of Matthew Robbins in Cedar Rapids
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