US EditionArrest Made Nearly 15 Years After Iowa Realtor Was Killed at Open House
Kristin Ramsey, 53, faces first-degree murder charges after nearly 15 years of investigation with over 1,000 leads reviewed by authorities.
- West Des Moines police arrested 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey on Tuesday, charging her with first-degree murder in the April 2011 killing of Iowa Realtor Ashley Okland.
- Okland, 27, was killed on April 8, 2011, while hosting an open house at a model townhome on Stone Creek Court in West Des Moines.
- Investigators pursued the cold case for nearly 15 years, tracking nearly 900 leads and interviewing about 500 people before the case was featured on playing cards distributed to Iowa inmates in 2024.
- Ramsey is held at Dallas County Jail on a $2 million cash bond while police prepare to release further details at a news conference on Wednesday morning.
- The arrest provides potential resolution for a case that haunted the community for nearly 15 years, following the family's long-standing offer of up to $150,000 for information leading to an arrest.
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Cold case of Iowa realtor’s mysterious murder finally cracked after 15 years
Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey, 53, was arrested and indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges on Tuesday for killing realtor Ashley Okland on April 8, 2011, the West Des Moines Police Department announced in a press conference.
Arrest made in death of Iowa real estate agent who was killed during an open house in 2011
An Iowa woman was arrested in connection with the death of a real estate agent whose killing nearly 15 years ago sent shock waves through the state and haunted realtors, authorities said Wednesday
Woman arrested for 2011 cold case murder of Iowa real estate agent
Kristin Ramsey, 53, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Ashley Okland. (West Des Moines Police) (WEST DES MOINES, Iowa) — A woman has been arrested in the 2011 cold case murder of an Iowa real estate agent, authorities said. Kristin Ramsey, 53, was arrested on Tuesday for first-degree murder in the death of Ashley Okland, the West Des Moines Police said. Police and prosecutors did not elaborate on what led to Ramsey’s arrest, but…
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