Articles Tagged: Murder

Trial for the 21-year-old Cedar Rapids man charged with fatally shooting his parents and sister will not happen in January. Evidence reports are still outstanding and depositions haven’t started.

A jury found Steven Vogel, 32, of Grinnell, guilty of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the death of Michael Williams, 44, whose body was found burning in a rural Jasper County ditch on Sept. 16, 2020.

An Iowa City man, who attempted to kill himself by crashing into another vehicle, but instead killed a Texas man, was sentenced Monday to 60 years in prison.

Christian Emedi of Cedar Rapids pleads to lesser charge in fatal shooting of Malik Sheets, 20, on June 18, 2020. Christian Emedi faces 15 years in prison.

Attorneys for two 16-year-olds accused of killing a Fairfield High School Spanish teacher last week are asking a judge to reduce their bail, suggesting the court could order GPS monitoring and set other conditions to ensure the two appear in court.

One of the teens charged with fatally shooting Malik Sheets last summer has a tentative plea deal in the works. Marshawn Jeffries, charged with first-degree murder and obstruction of prosecution, will likely plead to lesser charges.

Davenport man sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting a Moline man in the parking lot of a Cedar Rapids convenience store in 2019.

16-year-olds Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale are accused of killing Nohema Graber, 66, a Fairfield High School Spanish class teacher.

An Iowa City man pleads to lesser charges and faces little prison time in fatal Christmas shooting in 2019. Elijah McAbee admitted to shooting a witness who was with fatal victim, Gregory Jackson.

A judge told the state Division of Criminal Investigation to remove from its website and social media platforms a news release saying a police shooting of a murder suspect was justified.

A family member of the Cedar Rapids couple killed by their teen son last week has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for funeral and other expenses. The fundraiser has $10,300 in donations so far.

21-year-old Iowa City man pleads to lesser charges in Christmas 2019 fatal shooting of man who pistol-whipped his father. Milton McAbee faces up to 20 years. His brother, also charged in the case, remains set for trial Nov. 2.

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 teenager stabbed his father to death — and used an ax to kill his mother — in their northeast Cedar Rapids home in order to “take charge of his life,” authorities said Thursday.

A judge will set another hearing on a new trial for Drew Blahnik because a witness couldn’t be at Tuesday’s hearing.