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Family murder victim's kin speak at sentencing in Iowa case
Samantha Bevans received life without parole for suffocating Jodie Bevans as Samantha’s boyfriend Tacoa Talley also faces life. Victim’s family described Jodie as kind and loving, while the bereaved recount trauma and lasting impact. Samantha admitted planning the act and claimed Talley controlled her during testimony.
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Vinton
Davis McKenna
Jodie Bevans
Samantha Bevans
Benton County District Court
McKenna
Bevans
Sixth Judicial District
Chad Kepros
Palo
Alissa Maxwell
Samantha
Maxwell
Stephanie Dooley
Waypoint
Dezirne Bevans
Jodie
Mike Bevans
Tacoa
Dezirae
Iowa
Monty Platz
Platz
Talley
Jesus Christ
Benton County
Holly Witt
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
Dennis Klein
Savannah Blake
the Gazette