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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Trish Mehaffey
Reporter covering state and federal courts, and whatever legal issues come my way. I also provide live coverage of criminal trials on Twitter @tmehaffey and welcome comments and questions from readers during the trials. Outside of work I love movies, tennis and my Kansas State Wildcats! Go Cats! Stay informed with the Public Safety newsletter.
Latest Articles by Trish Mehaffey
News Feb. 23, 2010 7:12 pm5741d ago
The Butler County seat was abuzz when it heard the Mark Becker murder trial would be held in Allison, population …
News Feb. 23, 2010 11:05 am5741d ago
A Des Moines psychiatrist testified Tuesday that Mark Becker’s delusions and hallucinations caused by his paranoid schizophrenia didn’t interfere with …
News Feb. 22, 2010 8:34 pm5742d ago
Mental health experts disagreed Monday on whether Mark Becker was legally insane when he killed Aplington-Parkersburg High School football coach …
News Feb. 22, 2010 12:10 pm5742d ago
Testimony continues this afternoon in the Mark Becker murder trial. Becker, 24, is accused of shooting and killing Aplington-Parkersburg football …
News Feb. 19, 2010 10:15 am5745d ago
Some Aplington-Parkersburg students standing in the parking lot after Ed Thomas was shot last summer testified today they saw Mark …
Jan. 3, 2022 12:40 pm1409d ago
A psychiatrist with Covenant Hospital in Waterloo, testified Mark Becker was discharged the day before he shot Ed Thomas because …
Feb. 18, 2010 3:09 pm5746d ago
Dwight Rogers testified today that Mark Becker knocked on his door June 20, 2009, then broke out some windows at …
News Feb. 17, 2010 10:01 pm5747d ago
UPDATE: Joan Becker testified this morning that her son’s personality changed in 2004, when he started having “episodes” in 2008 …
News Feb. 16, 2010 7:21 pm5748d ago
Mark Becker told an investigator that he shot coach Ed Thomas because he was a “devil tyrant” and so “the …
News Jan. 3, 2022 12:42 pm1409d ago
Aplington-Parkersburg football coach Ed Thomas was shot at least, five times, and had gunshot wounds in his head, chest and …
Feb. 16, 2010 8:08 am5748d ago
The prosecution could wrap up its case late today or early Wednesday in the Mark Becker murder trial in Butler …
Feb. 13, 2010 10:03 am5751d ago
Fifteen-year-old Brandon Simkins testified through tears on Friday about seeing his football coach shot. Simkins said Mark Becker entered the …
Feb. 12, 2010 1:38 pm5752d ago
A jury is selected and testimony will begin Friday with opening statements in the Mark Becker murder trial in Butler …
Feb. 11, 2010 1:50 pm5753d ago
Jury selection in the Mark Becker trial may wrap up tonight. Second Judicial District Judge Stephen Carroll just announced that …
News Feb. 11, 2010 6:45 am5753d ago
UPDATE: Jury selection will continue today in the Mark Becker murder trial in Butler County. The questioning by the judge …

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