DNA evidence in Des Moines murder trial to be used
A rural Des Moines man charged with murdering Patricia Lange in a Holiday Inn hotel room faces a trial in Polk County District Court. Jury selection begins for Donald Piper, with DNA on bedspread stains linking him to the room. Piper claims an alibi and access to master keys.
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Children of murder victim settle civil suit with killer
Five grown children filed a civil suit against Robert Spangler and his wife Judith Hilty for damages tied to Donna Spangler’s 1993 murder in Grand Canyon. Spangler, 69, of Grand Junction, was later sentenced in federal court for first degree murder. He previously admitted killing Nancy Spangler and their two children in 1978.
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