Trials are reset for two men charged with kidnapping and killing Melody Hoffman, 20, of Marion, on Feb. 17. Dakota Van Patten, 18, of Cedar Rapids, will be tried Aug. 26, and McKinley Louisma, 23, of Hiawatha, will be tried tentatively Nov. 4, in Linn County District Court.
Trial dates are now set for two men accused of killing Melody Hoffman.McKinley Louisma and Dakota Van Patten are charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping