ATTORNEY GENERAL BRENNA BIRD IS ASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR OVER HALF A MILLION DOLLARS TO START A COLD CASE UNIT IN THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
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CC1 OC……..COLD CASES.” :08
BIRD PROPOSES HIRING THREE INVESTIGATORS AND A PROSECUTOR TO DIG INTO THOSE UNSOLVED MURDERS.
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CC2 OC…….THEY KNOW ABOUT.” :23
THE IOWA LEGISLATURE VOTED TO CREATE A COLD CASE UNIT IN THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN 2008, BUT NEVER PROVIDED THE MONEY FOR IT TO OPERATE.
MORE THAN A DECADE AGO, STATE OFFICIALS USED A FEDERAL GRANT TO HIRE A COUPLE OF INVESTIGATORS AND A LAB TECHNICIAN TO CULL THROUGH COLD CASES.
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