A Linn County jury, deliberating for less than two hours on Thursday, convicted a Hiawatha man for kidnapping, torturing and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A jury has found McKinley Louisma guilty of kidnapping and murdering 20-year-old Melody Hoffman.

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

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.

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