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| Submitted | Feb. 2, 2022 |
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From: GERALDINE HOUDE
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Iowa Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
The storage location of the "strip of material" that was found around the neck of homicide victim Diane Schofield.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
GERALDINE HOUDE
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Iowa Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 2, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Iowa Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 2, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
To whom it may concern,
Reference your request for information regarding Des Moines Case #75-24048, the homicide of Diane Schofield, as a matter of practice all evidentiary items are retained indefinitely. However due to this being an open case we do not release any details of the case.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Sgt Ron Kouski
Des Moines Police Department
Administrative Services Division
Digital Evidence Unit
515-237-1538
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From: GERALDINE HOUDE
Dear Sgt Kouski,
Thanks for responding. As a sister of a homicide victim, I am aware of Diane's case through social media and some messaging with Twyla while she was alive.
I read about the "strip of material" and I was hopeful your department has heard of the M-Vac System. The Massachusetts State Police recently acquired one and it can take objects, like material etc and extract DNA.
Wishing success and closure on Diane's tragic case.
Regards,
Geraldine Houde
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Iowa Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 2, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Des Moines Police Department
Please see me previous response. If you have further reference the investigation please feel free to contact the Criminal Investigative Division at 515-283-4864.
To whom it may concern,
Reference your request for information regarding Des Moines Case #75-24048, the homicide of Diane Schofield, as a matter of practice all evidentiary items are retained indefinitely. However due to this being an open case we do not release any details of the case.
If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Sgt Ron Kouski
Des Moines Police Department
Administrative Services Division
Digital Evidence Unit
515-237-1538