Hoffman's body was found in that lake in Iowa County on Feb. 18, 2024. Court documents state VanPatten helped McKinley Louisma kidnap and murder Hoffman.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- Testimony continued on Friday in the first-degree murder trial of McKinley Louisma, one of the men accused of killing Melody Hoffman of Marion in February.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The trial for McKinley Louisma begins Monday in Linn County, where he faces first-degree murder, kidnapping and conspiracy charges in the death of Melody Hoffman, 20.

LINN COUNTY, Iowa - - A new jury trial date is now set for one of two men charged in the death of Melody Hoffman of Marion.Dakota Van Patten's trial is now set ...

Court documents show 23-year-old McKinley Louisma pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree murder, kidnapping, and conspiracy to commit a forcible felony in the death of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman.

Melody Marie Hoffman, 20, of Marion, Iowa, was taken from us way too soon, on February 18, 2024. Visitation: 4:00-7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 29, 2024, Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services ...

McKinley Louisma, 23, and Dakota Lyle Van Patten, 18, were arrested and charged on Wednesday with kidnapping and murder in connection to the death of Louisma’s girlfriend, Melody Hoffman, according to ...

Three Iowa men were arrested in connection to the kidnapping and killing of a 20-year-old woman whose body was found dumped near a lake, police announced. McKinley Louisma, 23, and Dakota Lyle Van ...

According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office, authorities have identified the victim as Melody Hoffman, 20. On Sunday, deputies responded to a report of a body being found near a picnic area at ...

Iowa County Sheriff Robert Rotter on Tuesday identified the victim as 20-year-old Melody M. Hoffman of Marion, Iowa. Her body was discovered Sunday at the Amana Lily Lake.