Iowa man is found guilty in death of 10-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted a huge search
- Henry Earl Dinkins, a registered sex offender, has been found guilty of kidnapping and murdering 10-year-old Breasia Terrell.
- Despite the lack of physical evidence linking Dinkins to the crime, prosecutors alleged that he had taken Breasia to a site where he sexually assaulted her before killing her.
- The trial, which was moved to Cedar Rapids and then back to the Scott County Courthouse, concluded with Dinkins being convicted of first-degree murder.
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Iowa man found guilty in murder of 10-year-old after 8-month disappearance
A judge found an Iowa man guilty Friday in the murder of a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her remains were found in a pond. Henry Earl Dinkins, 51, was found guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Breasia Terrell, whose disappearance July 10, 2020, led to huge searches by dozens of volunteers and numerous law enforcement agencies. Fishermen found her body in March 2021 in a rural area north of Dave…
Iowa man is found guilty in death of 10-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted huge search
Henry Earl Dinkins, 51, was found guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Breasia Terrell, who was missing for eight months before her remains were found in a pond.
Iowa man is found guilty in death of 10-year-old girl whose disappearance prompted a huge search
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A judge has found an Iowa man guilty in the murder of a 10-year-old girl who was missing for eight months before her remains were found in a pond. Henry Earl Dinkins was found guilty Friday of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Breasia Terrell. Her disappearance in July
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