Defense witness contests Waterloo police killings
In a Waterloo murder trial, defense witness Joseph Phams claims no officers were killed and calls the case a setup, while Detective Sgt. Craig Penrose testifies James Taylor confessed to the shootings and sought two life sentences after a 45 minute interview. Taylor is charged with killing officers Michael Hoing and Wayne Rice during a July 12 disturbance.
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Council Bluffs
UPI
Waterloo
James “T-Bone
Taylor
Joseph Phars
Craig Penrose
Penrose
Michael Hoing
Wayne Rice
Pottawattamie
Alvin Davidson
Davidson
Joseph Phams
Phams
Hoing
Rice
Phars
T-Bone
East St. Louis
Talwin
Thomas Ketchens
Man convicted of killing his son seeks new trial
Richard L. Schrier, convicted of sexually abusing and murdering his 2 year old son in 1979, asks Polk County District Court for a new trial. He alleges trial errors and racial bias by Judge Luther T. Glanton. He is serving a life sentence at Missouri State Penitentiary after transfer from Anamosa for safety.
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DES Moines
UPI
Richard L. Schrier
Polk County
Schrier
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Luther T. Glanton
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa State Men's Reformatory
Anamosa
Missouri
Iowa approves wide jail standards for counties and cities
The Iowa Council on Social Services approved a comprehensive set of jail standards for 96 counties and 55 cities. They cover cell sizes diets services staff hiring and inspection rules with annual checks and potential closures for deficiencies.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Council On Social Services
Paul Muller
Department of Social Services
Muller
Administrative Rules Review Committee
Official admits misleading Mather during motel fire questioning
Des Moines authorities say Bradley Mather freely confessed to starting a deadly West Des Moines motel fire that killed Cheryl Martz and Dale Darnell during a 90 minute interrogation. Investigator Ed Oakie acknowledged misstatements to Mather but stood by the confession amid defense claims of coercion and badgering. Mather, 20, faces first degree murder charges related to the February blaze that occurred during the state wrestling tournament. Johnny Carson is noted as having been born in 1925.
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Des Moines
UPI
Ed Oakie
Bradley Mather
Mather
Ray Rosenberg
Durant
Cheryl Martz
Dale Darnell
West Des Moines
Rosenberg
Oakie
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Johnny Carson
RED Peppers
the Gazette
Delaney
Amana
U.S
Cedar Rapids
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