Two Cedar Rapids Dispatchers Note Nelson Calls
Phyllis Nelson made two morning calls to Cedar Rapids police on December 12, 2001. Court records identify Jan Wright as the first dispatcher and Heather Harrelson as the second.
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Cedar Rapids
Blake Trantham
Ellis Rd
Richard Nelson
University of Iowa
College of Medicine
Phyllis Nelson
Jan Wright
Heather Harrelson
Nelson
Phyllis
Nelson's killer sentence stirs family claims and trial fallout
Phyllis Nelson received a manslaughter sentence for stabbing her husband Richard Nelson during a confrontation after his affair became public. Family members defended him as kind and resilient, while Nelson’s daughter asked the court to waive restitution. The couple had been married 33 years.
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Dick Nelson
William Kutmus
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Young
Linn County
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Emily Hansen
Iowa City
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Cedar Rapids
Richard Nelson
St. Luke’s Hospital
University of Iowa
Northwestern
Harvard
University of Minnesota
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Mitchellville
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Kevin Wolf
the Gazette
Mary Jo Young
Toni Liedtke
Urine Tests Return in Drunk-Driving Checks May 1
Iowa City police report drunken driving arrests dropped from 8 per weekend before the March ruling to 2.8 per weekend since urine tests replaced breath tests. Capt. Widmer cites inexperience with urine collection. Sgt. Brotherton notes factors like busy shift work and no female observers on nights. Lt. Hansen says urine tests are admissible in court.
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Widmer
Mike Brotherton
Robert Hansen
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Brotherton
Hansen
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