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Grisly murder trial opens in Cedar Rapids case
In U S District Court Gordon Lasley Jr 26 of the Meskwaki Settlement Tama faces two counts of first degree murder for stabbing his parents to death with a 3 foot homemade machete on Feb 5 Prosecution describes fatal wounds to his father Gordon Lasley Sr and mother Kim Lasley DNA and blood spatter evidence presented by Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation indicates Lasley Sr was the major contributor to the blood found on the machete and his son’s clothing while Kim Lasley blood spatter tracked to the basement area The defense argues psychosis and mental illness drove the killings and a jury trial is expected to last about three weeks
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Cedar Rapids
Gordon Lasley Jr
U.S. District Court
Lasley Jr
Gordon Lasley Sr
U.S
Anthony Moffitt
Morfitt
Kim Lasley
Tama
Jill Johnston
Lasley
Johnston
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Criminalists
Lasley Sr
Tara Scott
Scott
Trish.mehaffey
Thegazette.com
Brent Heeren
Laura Roan
Des Moines
Carroll Edmondson
6Th Judicial District Court
Linn
Johnson
Benton
Iowa
Ken Gard
Linn County
Gard
Edmondson