More than 1,100 help search for missing northeast Iowa girls
Evansdale, Ia. – Law enforcement officers and a small army of more than 1,100 volunteers in northeast Iowa came up empty over the weekend in their efforts to find two young girls who were declared...
View ArticleProsecutor subpoenas KWWL-TV video in missing Iowa girls case
The Black Hawk County Attorney has subpoenaed video from a Waterloo television station as part of the investigation into the disappearance of two girls from Evansdale earlier this month. KWWL-TV, an...
View ArticleThursday marks the two-month anniversary of Iowa cousins’ disappearance
It has been two months since 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and her cousin Elizabeth Collins, then 8, disappeared from the northeastern town of Evansdale while riding their bicycles. Authorities said...
View ArticleJudge denies Dan Morrissey’s request for a change of venue in upcoming trial
A judge has denied the request of the father of a missing Waterloo girl to have his trial moved away from Black Hawk County. The order denying Dan Morrissey’s change of venue request was filed Monday,...
View ArticleParents of missing Iowa cousins to kidnapper: ‘Be a hero’
The parents of two missing Iowa cousins have reached out to the person who took their children, asking them to “be a hero” and return Elizabeth Collins, now 9, and Lyric Cook-Morrissey, now 11, to...
View ArticleAnonymous donor adds $100K to reward for two missing Iowa girls
An anonymous donor is offering $100,000 for any credible information that leads the safe return two missing Iowa cousins from Evansdale and the arrest and conviction of their captors. The contribution...
View ArticleParents of murdered and kidnapped children to discuss death penalty with...
Parents of three missing or murdered Iowa children will meet with Gov. Terry Branstad next week to discuss legislation relating to the death penalty. Present at the meeting, scheduled for Monday...
View ArticleNew reward offered for info in Evansdale cousins case
A new reward is being offered for anyone who can provide information leading to an arrest in the case of two Iowa cousins who were found apparently murdered earlier this month in Bremer County. Cedar...
View ArticleMemorial service for missing cousin is this afternoon
Cedar Falls, Ia. — On a day many are gathering with their families to celebrate the holidays, one eastern Iowa community is coming together to say goodbye to one of two young cousins who went missing...
View ArticleEvansdale residents: Today brings peace, but real closure hinges on...
EVANSDALE – The town was quiet this morning as light snow flurries fell and residents prepared to say goodbye to the second of two girls who went missing months ago. The funeral for Lyric Cook...
View ArticleFather of abducted Iowa cousin arrested for pre-trial violations
The father of one eastern Iowa cousin abducted and killed last summer has been arrested for failing to keep appointments with a pre-trial probation officer. Daniel Morrissey, 36, also is accused of...
View ArticleIowa Senate bill aimed at quicker response in missing children cases
Iowa’s statute of limitations would be abolished for sex abuse and a $2 million missing children’s safety fund would be established under a bill approved Monday by an Iowa Senate subcommittee in...
View ArticleEvansdale investigators looking for links in Dayton missing girl case
Authorities investigating the kidnapping and murder of two eastern Iowa cousins last year did not look into the man suspected of kidnapping two girls Monday in Webster County, an official said today....
View ArticleOfficials not releasing details surrounding Klunder’s death
Officials are not releasing details about the circumstances surrounding Michael James Klunder’s death as they continue their efforts to find a northwestern Iowa teenager the man is suspected of...
View ArticleOfficials still investigating possible Dayton-Evansdale link
Authorities are not prepared to say whether than man suspected of abducting two girls from Dayton in May also played a role in another kidnapping and murder of two young cousins last summer....
View ArticleEvidence in Dayton, Evansdale cases headed to FBI crime lab
Some of the evidence gathered from crime scenes in Dayton and Evansdale is being sent to the FBI crime lab for analysis, a state official said Friday. It is regular protocol for state investigators to...
View ArticleEvansdale investigators release new eye witness information, ask for public’s...
Authorities today released new information about eye-witness reports from the day two eastern Iowa cousins disappeared last summer. Witnesses have reported seeing a white older-model full-size SUV-type...
View ArticleAuthorities grieve girls’ death as Evansdale anniversary nears
Authorities investigating the abduction and murder of two eastern Iowa cousins say they regret not being able to release more information about the case as the one-year anniversary of their...
View ArticleIowans to host signature drives for Kathlynn Shepard law
The parents of a Dayton teenager police say was kidnapped and murdered earlier this summer by a convicted sex offender are traveling the state this weekend collecting signatures in support of...
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