Investigators say McKinley Louisma and the victim had an “intimate relationship” and that he was seen with two other men buying gloves and machetes from a Cedar Rapids Walmart shortly before the woman ...

The murder trial of McKinley Louisma, charged in the death of Melody Hoffman, 20, continued Tuesday with evidence of ...

McKinley Louisma, one of the men charged with the murder of Marion woman Melody Hoffman, has been convicted on all counts.

The trial of McKinley Louisma, charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection to the February killing of his ...

Tuesday marked the second week of testimony for the murder trial of McKinley Louisma, who is accused of kidnapping and ...

He’s now convicted of kidnapping and murdering Melody Hoffman this past February. During this trial, the defense argued lack ...

Wednesday a state medical examiner testified they found a chemical in Hoffman’s blood that indicates a new pregnancy or she had recently been pregnant.

McKinley Louisma is charged with first degree murder in the death of Melody Hoffman. Louisma spoke to investigators two ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A Hiawatha man accused of kidnapping and killing Melody Hoffman regularly checked her Facebook homepage but ...

During the seventh day of the first-degree murder trial of McKinley Louisma, 23, of Hiawatha, Kruse also testified that ...

Prosecutors presented stark physical and digital evidence Friday in the murder trial of McKinley Louisma, including blood-stained weapons and chiling online act ...

A Linn County jury found McKinley Louisma guilty on all charges in the murder of Melody Hoffman. He now faces a lifetime in ...