With her sister on pioneer road. Some of the blood evidence at the scene was processed and the dna results matched yahia. Mcneeleys death is essentially now closed her killer dead himself. The circumstances of how this case closed are definitely unique and rare. Mark des moines detectives actually had yahia on their radar within hours of mcneeleys murder because that same night after Police Believe he killed the woman in her home he called police to come to his Douglas Avenue apartment claiming he had been the victim of a home invasion. We investigated that. He staged a pretty well thought out elaborate crime scene. Mark police found a pool of blood on his floor splattered on the wall all to apparently justify a large knife wound on his left hand that required treatment at the hospital. That night detectives were suspicious yahia had been at mcneeleys home earlier that night, not only because of his bloody hand, but also because they knew him so well. Given his criminal history, offend
There is no information yet about a possible suspect. This is the first Homicide Investigation in cedar rapids this year. Stacey right now, president obama is said to be moving forward with a nominee for the u. S. Supreme court. And iowa senator Charles Grassley is speaking out for the first time today, since refusing to consider a nomination from the president. Kccis Cynthia Fodor is in studio. Cynthia, this is just the latest in the vacancy controversy sparked by the death of antonin scalia. Cynthia that is right. Cnn is reporting that president obama may be looking at a republican for the high court, but senator grassley insists a hearing will not be held on a nominee until a new president takes office. According to a cnn source, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is being vetted by the white house for a possible nomination to the supreme court. Sandoval is a former federal judge considered a moderate republican. Senator grassley does it become an issue about who he nominates . Absolute
But at least in those rare cases , where perhaps someone was an accomplice and they worked hard opportunity to apply and go before the parole board. The iowa board of parole still in control who is considered lowrisk to reenter society. Prisons on the send it does is because they have earned it. Eric iowas Public Safety board has weighed in on modifying robberies. Elizabeth the Board Recommends cutting the mandatory minimum for firstdegree robbery from 17 years to seven years served. And 7 to three years for seconddegree robbery. I can feel like just thinking about it just the hair from his face on my body. I can feel that. Eric a des moines woman says Family Member for 9 years. Iowa law prevents her from pressing charges. Elizabeth right now the statute of limitations for child sex Abuse Victims to press criminal charges is 10 years after their 18th birthday. That means if victims dont press charges by the time theyre 28 they cant do a thing. Eric kccis kim st. Onge tells us what one
Cardboard kurtis you can sees areas in darker blue, this extends all the way to northwestern iowa. Snow picking up in dallas county, up towards perry. West of bagley. This will move into the metro. It looks like the heavier snow will be off to the west and southwest. Already snowing in medicine and parts of a dare county. Generally light snowfall. Looking for around one inch in the metro. A bit lighter off to the north. There could be a band of an inch to two inches intersecting carol , ottoman, and maybe down into madison county. Temperatures in the 20s. Not a lot of win tonight. Wind tonight. Snow will and before midnight. It will have sunshine tomorrow wind chills in a single digits. Stacey a man convicted of two murders in southern iowa is found dead in prison. The Iowa Department of corrections says staffers at the iowa medical and Classification Center in coralville found 37yearold Jerry Ray Dillinger hanged himself late last night using a bed sheet. Dillinger pleaded guilty last
And why this happened. Mark it in this house near eight and railroad. 54yearold Jackie Gilbert is accusing her boyfriend of dousing her in lighter fluid and then setting her on fire. Gilberts friend says her injuries are life changing. John had thrown butane lighter fluid on her and flicked his bic and threw it at her and lit her up. Mark surprisingly jill hinds , says her roommate john moore is a good man and that he needs help more than years in prison for what he did to her friend, and other roommate Jackie Gilbert. I dont think he was attempting to murder her, i think they drank a lot, they were both hardcore alcoholics and i think it just got out of , control. Mark Police Data Shows officers have been called to this home near 8th and railroad over 50 times in 2015, mostly for medical reasons. Hinds says the couple had been together about a year argued all the time. Their last argument may have started over jealousy about another male roommate. Hinds says 18 days after she was set