Woman who worked for Mason City PD charged with stealing prescription drugs
Severs is accused of taking prescription medication that was dropped off at the police department – a disposal site for unused or unwanted prescription medication – and putting it in her backpack. October 10, 2018MASON CITY, Iowa – A woman who worked as an...
Rape victims in Iowa are still waiting months for evidence testing
She’s called at least 10 times, only to be told there is a backlog and it’s in process. September14, 2017n late February, 42-year-old Gina Battani told her local police she was sexually assaulted by someone she knew.But nearly seven months later, analysis...
96 Iowa convictions based on hair evidence under review
One challenge for Cook and her team: tracking down the evidence used for these convictions, some of which date back a quarter of a century. Hair comparison evidence was frequently used before DNA testing became standard practice. January 30, 2017The State of Iowa is...
Iowa woman arrested in 2012 cold case
The Omaha Police Department’s Cold Case Unit is a recipient of the 2014 Solving Cold Case with DNA Grant from the National Institute of Justice December 22, 2016OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) – Omaha Police have announced an arrest in a cold case murder from 2012.The...
