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#9 staff story of 2013: Bloomfield murder arrest
City police arrested John Bloomfield in his wife's 1997 murder. Bloomfield had been living in St. Paul, Minn. since his wife's death.
2013 STORIES:
- Nov. 26 -- Updated: Iowa City police arrest husband in 1997 murder
- Nov. 26 -- Bloomfield case evidence linked to husband using new forensics tool
- Nov. 27 -- Iowa City murder suspect in poor health, attorney says
- Dec. 5 -- John Bloomfield will not fight extradition to Johnson County
- Dec. 13 -- John Bloomfield will not fight extradition to Johnson County
- Dec. 18 -- Former Iowa City resident Bloomfield formally charged in wife's death
John Bloomfield makes his initial appearance before District Associate Court Judge Stephen Gerard via cctv at the Johnson County Courthouse on Friday, December, 13, 2013 in Iowa City, Iowa. Bloomfield is charged with 1st degree murder in the 1997 death of his wife. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
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