Iowa

A teenager in Iowa stabbed and axed his parents to death and now he will spend the rest of his life in prison for their murders.

Iowa woman accused of showing up to ex's house with blowtorch to discuss why they broke up.

A woman in Iowa was found fatally stabbed in apartment complex parking lot. Now, her daughter and granddaughter arrested for her murder, police say.

A man was convicted of the cold-case murder of an Iowa woman 40 years ago. DNA from a gear shift and the victim's dress helped police decades later.

A volunteer firefighter in Iowa has been accused of setting multiple fires and then helping his unit put those fires out.

After a 14-day bench trial, a judge found Henry Dinkins guilty for the kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell.

A couple in Iowa is accused of killing their newborn baby girl because they were worried about police finding drugs in her system, authorities claimed.

John Wayne Gacy lured innocent boys and young men into an awful den of despair, killing at least 33 during a six-year wave of terror in the 1970s.

Two Iowa teenagers pleaded guilty and one was sentenced July 5 for murdering a high school Spanish teacher with a baseball bat to get even for bad grades.

A missionary in Iowa was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a young girl and giving her an STD.

A middle school teacher and high school baseball coach in Iowa has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after attempting to have sex with 14-year-old girl.

The parents of a man in Iowa are accused of helping their son flee to Jordan after he strangled a woman while trying to steal her earrings, officials said.

Charges have been filed against a man from Iowa in connection with the fatal beating of his wife in January, according to authorities.

A disagreement over a lawnmower lead to the shooting death of an Iowa woman and now her neighbor will spend up to 50 years in prison for her death.

Almost 40 years after a college student was murdered in western Iowa, a man has pleaded guilty to the crime.

An Iowa father and daughter are accused of killing a newborn boy by placing him in a garbage bag and leaving him in a ditch.

A man in Iowa blamed an intruder for killing his family. Now he will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a judge sentenced him for their murders.

An Iowa man and his girlfriend were charged with murder after his dad was found living in 'deplorable conditions' and later died, police said.

A man in Iowa was arrested for attempted murder after emergency responders discovered an injured woman had a bullet in her head.

An Iowa woman who police say struck her husband in the head several times with a sword has been arrested. Police say it began as an argument.

An Iowa woman was arrested for animal torture and abuse after she allegedly put two cats into a washing machine and turned it on, police said.

Two Iowa parents face murder charges for the death of a newborn, police said. The remains were tossed in the woods but have not been found, officials said.

A woman in Iowa will head to prison for shooting and killing her boyfriend. The two got into a fight and she grabbed a gun and waited for him to return home.

A man in Iowa was sentenced to decades in prison for killing his roommate. The victim was shot to death after an argument, but what led to it isn't clear.

A man in Iowa is accused of stabbing his brother to death during a fight. He was charged with murder, though police have not released a motive.

A truck driver sleeping in his cab was arrested on suspicion of murder after he claims he fatally shot a woman throwing rocks at his vehicle, authorities said.

A man in Iowa is accused of setting fire to a home killing several animals, police said. Ducks, rabbits, dogs, geese, fish and a cat were among the dead.

A woman in Iowa was shot and killed and her husband initially said it was an accident. Now, he has been convicted of murder and heads to prison for decades.

A man has been arrested and charged in connection to his wife's shooting death. So far, authorities have yet to charge the suspect with murder.

A jilted ex-boyfriend in Iowa is accused of breaking into the home of the woman he once dated and allegedly attacking a man in bed with her, authorities said.

A man in Iowa will head to prison for killing his ex-girlfriend. The victim tried to take a protective order out against the suspect the day before the killing.

A woman faces charges in connection to the death of her stepmom. Police said she posted a video on Snapchat where she confessed to the murder.

A man tried to claim self-defense when he shot and killed an Iowa cop. But, a jury didn't buy it and a judge sentenced the murderer to life in prison.

A woman shot a man who returned home after an argument and started pounding on a door, Iowa police said. The victim and another woman waited 12 minutes to call 911.

A woman was found dead in an Iowa home and her ex-boyfriend was arrested on a murder charge, police said. The woman died in a violent attack, investigators said.

A man in Iowa faces a murder charge for shooting his own brother to death, authorities said. Police have not said what led to the fatal shooting.

An Iowa survivalist set to go on trial on child pornography charges who faked his own death six years ago was recently captured in Washington, authorities said.

A suspect in Iowa beat a woman to death using a wooden board, police said. The victim was found in a bathroom with blood splatter, investigators said.

An Iowa suspect allegedly admitted to fatally shooting his father one day after the elderly man was reported missing, authorities said. He now faces a murder charge.

A teacher in Iowa is accused of sex abuse on a 15-year-old boy, police said. The suspect taught at a high school and the victim was a student.

An Iowa man was found with stab wound to his upper torso, authorities said. He died from his injuries and police have now charged his roommate with murder.

A man allegedly entered the neonatal intensive care unit at an Iowa hospital and bottle-fed a baby that didn’t belong to him, authorities said.

In 1973, Guy Heckle went missing from a Boy Scout camp in Iowa. His blue jacket was found, but he was not. Where he went remains a mystery 50 years later.

A homeless man in Iowa got into a deadly fight with another homeless man over camp. Now, police say the suspect has been charged with murder.

A woman in Iowa was upset her boyfriend was staying at another house. So she lit it on fire, killing two people, including a child, prosecutors said.

A man in Iowa was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Black man. The victim was beaten and hanged before being left in a ditch and lit on fire.

A diner owner in Iowa was sentenced to prison for sex trafficking. Federal prosecutors said he used his restaurant and rental properties to groom girls.

A woman's body was found in a house fire in Iowa in September. Now, police say the man that was living with the victim has been charged with murder.

An Iowa teacher allegedly left notes threatening gun violence around the high school where she taught. She has been charged with threats of terrorism.

An Iowa man was found with a stab wound to his abdomen. Now, police say a 13-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with attempted murder.