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The body of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman, of Marion, was found near Amana Lily Lake in February. Last week, McKinley Louisma was found guilty of kidnapping and murdering Hoffman.

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.

He is accused of killing 20-year-old Melody Hoffman. LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) -- Testimony resumed on Wednesday in McKinley Lousma's murder trial. He is accused of killing 20-year-old Melody Hoffman.

Louisma, 23, of Hiawatha, is charged with first-degree murder in the kidnapping and fatal strangulation of Melody Hoffman on Feb. 17, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette) ...

McKinley Louisma, 23, of Hiawatha, is charged with first-degree murder in the kidnapping and fatal strangulation of Melody Hoffman, 20, on Feb. 17. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) ...

McKinley Louisma is charged with irst-degree murder of the death of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman. Louisma is also charged with first-degree kidnapping and conspiracy to commit forcible felony.

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, a federal judge sentenced Melody Sasser, 48, of Knoxville, to 100 months in prison, the equivalent of 8 years and four months, in a murder-for-hire plot, the U.S. Attorney ...

A new jury trial date is set for one of two men charged in the death of Melody Hoffman of Marion. Dakota Van Patten's trial is now scheduled for March 3, 2025. Van Patten and McKinley Louisma are ...

Pictured is Melody Rohrer, 64, in this undated photo. A package of legislation called "Melody's Law" was passed by Michigan Senate on June 12, 2024. It now heads to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's desk to ...

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.