Iowan seeks to reopen murder conviction with new evidence
Francis Vern Kellogg, 59, of Dun Dee Delaware County, says new evidence warrants reopening his 1975 murder case in Waterloo. A hearing was postponed to August for a Taiwan missionary, Dr. Robert Kyle, to testify. Kellogg argues the death was caused by a gunshot related to self harm or accident. he served 1978 to 1984 after a 1975 conviction upheld by higher courts.
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Dundee
Delaware County
U.S. District Court
Donald O’brien Jr
Des Moines
Kellogg
Constance
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Robert Kyle
Allen Memorial Hospital
Kyle
James Dunbar
Dunbar
United States
Korea
Iowa Supreme Court
Kellog
O'Brien
U.S. Court of Appeals
Appeals
Dunbar notes lack of suicide intent in Kellogg case
Dunbar testified he declined using the alleged death by own action note because he believed it was written three to four years before Cons tance Kellogg's death. Medical history cites a gunshot self harm scenario on Aug 22 1975 with poor prognosis. Kyle, now a missionary in Taiwan, seeks to reopen the case with a 1988 letter.
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Dunbar
Constance Kellogg
Kyle
St. Louis
Taiwan
Kellogg
Des Moines
Clergymen call for ending U S aid to El Salvador
Three Iowa clergymen in Des Moines plan to urge Congress to halt U S financial support to El Salvador amid the killings of Jesuits and civilians. They cite vanished evidence and argue U S weapons and training support prolong violence. The stand accompanies possible congressional aid restrictions if negotiations stall.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Bureau
Iowa
U.S
el Salvador
William Bullock
Paul Martin
Reuben Job
Bill Deutsch
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