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.
CC1 OC……..COLD CASES.” :08
BIRD PROPOSES HIRING THREE INVESTIGATORS AND A PROSECUTOR TO DIG INTO THOSE UNSOLVED MURDERS.
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.
