McKinley Louisma, 23, is charged with murder and kidnapping after investigators say he killed Melody Hoffman, 20, in February 2024. The two were reportedly in a romantic relationship before Louisma and her friend, Dakota Van Patten, allegedly worked together to beat Hoffman to death. The victim was placed in the trunk of a car and later dumped in a local lake. If found guilty, Louisma could face life in prison.
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I am surprised no one is really watching and commenting. This poor Melody! And the mom!
This crime was so heinous, I cryed for this poor young woman. My heart genuinely breaks for her mother. JUSTICE for Melody.
This happened in my town. There’s another man also being charged he helped.
This is a genuine question, but is there a high percentage of people with developmental delays in that city of Iowa? I was researching the case and seems like their whole friend group and friends of friends had developmental delays and all met randomly