Frei testifies she killed Bailey to protect family
Denice Frei, 45, testified she killed her live-in boyfriend Curtis Bailey in 2009 to defend herself and her family from escalating abuse. She described years of sexual, physical and verbal abuse, threats to her children, and Bailey’s control, but said leaving him risked worse harm to her sons. Hilgendorf and Dayton received life terms for their roles.
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Frei
Bailey
Trish
Gazette
Davenport
Denise Frei
Curtis Bailey
Marengo
Jacob Hilgendorf
Scott County
Hilgendorf
Jessica Dayton
Dayton
Denise Frei trial details and expert testimony unfold
Live blog notes from The Gazette describe Denise Frei saying she lied to police about two drug dealers assaulting Bailey. Psychologist Marilyn Hutchinson testifies Frei shows battered woman syndrome, low self esteem, depression, and possible anxiety and personality disorders. Defense resumes at 9 a.m. with further testimony expected.
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Frei
Bailey
Marilyn Hutchinson
Wichita
Kans
Hutchinson
Group seeks delay in demolition of A and W restaurant
A neighborhood group Northwest A W Solutions seeks to halt the planned demolition of the flood damaged A W Family Restaurant at 1132 Ellis Blvd NW. The group proposes redevelopment options and urges September proposals for the site and adjacent lot 1126 Ellis Blvd NW.
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Rick Smith
Cedar Rapids
A&w Family
Ellis Blvd
Wrecking Ball
Northwest A&w Solutions Group
City Hall
Gary
Sue Wesely
Chuck Swore
Swore
A&w
Seger
Ricksmith
Sourcemedia.net
Ellis Boulevard
North Liberty man faces eight charges in domestic assault case
A 43-year-old North Liberty man is charged with willful injury causing serious injury and seven other counts after authorities say he held a woman against her will and assaulted her for about 17 hours in front of her daughters at 12 Holiday Lodge Rd. The woman was hospitalized and the couple’s children aged 4 and 7 were removed by DHS. The suspect was later identified, jailed on a $50,000 cash bond, and faces multiple counts including domestic abuse, false imprisonment, drug paraphernalia, and child endangerment.
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Erica Pennington
Gazette
North Liberty
Kenneth L. Clark
Holiday Lodge Rd
Jim Warkentin
Clark
Warkentin
Johnson County
Iowa Department of Human Services
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Sra
North Liberty Streets Department
James Pretasky
Front
Tim Schultz
Alexander Way
Erica.pennington
Ona
Ben Plank
University of Iowa
College of Dentistry
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