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Autopsy details suggest strangulation in Hoffman case
In Linn County Court, Dr. Kelly Kruse testified Melody Hoffman died by strangulation with ligature marks on the front and sides of her neck, indicating the killer stood behind her. The 20 year old from Marion may have been pregnant or miscarried, with a mixed pattern of blunt force, stab, and cut wounds cited in the abuse sequence before Hoffman's body was found at Lily Pond Park.
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Cedar Rapids
Melody Hoffman
Kelly Kruse
Linn County
Hoffman
Marion
Kruse
McKinley Louisma
Hiawatha
Louisma
Dakota van Patten
Morgan Creek Park
Lily Pond Park
Amana
Louisman
6Th Judicial District
Chad Kepros
Monica Slaughter
Lily Pond
van Patten
Jim Slosiarek
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