Officials have identified the third person involved in the Melody Hoffman murder case, KCRG in Cedar Rapids reports.Dakota Van Patten, 18, and McKinley Louisma, 23, are both charged with first ...

breaking from eastern iowa this morning, we’ve learned a second person is now in jail in connection to a murder near lily lake in amana. 20 year old melody hoffman was found dead there sunday.

It comes after the body of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman was found near Amana’s Lily Lake in February. McKinley Louisma, 23, of Hiawatha, is also charged in this case.

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Officials have identified the third person involved in the Melody Hoffman murder case. Dakota Van Patten, 18, and McKinley Louisma, 23, are both charged with first ...

Logan Kimpton faces a conspiracy charge connected to Melody Hoffman's murder case. His trial was scheduled for next week, but it's now being pushed back to April.

VanPatten is charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony after Melody Hoffman’s body was found at Amana Lily Lake. Hoffman's body was found in that ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- McKinley Louisma, one of the men charged with the murder of Marion woman Melody Hoffman, has been convicted on all counts.

Iowa authorities have two men in custody for the murder of Melody Hoffman, whose body was found near a lake. (Linn County Sheriff's Office) Image 2 of 5. prev next ...

The murder trial for McKinley Louisma, accused of kidnapping and killing Melody Hoffman, 20, of Marion, started Monday in Linn County. The prosecutor told the jury her slaying was “depraved and ...

Family and friends gathered in Marion Thursday night for a candlelight vigil to commemorate the life of Melody Hoffman, a 20-year-old Marion woman who police say was kidnapped and murdered over ...