Police Can't Find Items Sought for DNA Testing in 1980 Death
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oelweindailyregister.com OELWEIN DAILY REGISTER FRIDAY, AuG. 2, 2019 — 5 TODAY IN HISTORY Police can’t find items sought Today is Friday, Aug. 2, the 214th day of 2019. There are 151 days left in the year. for DNA testing in 1980 death LOCAL HISTORY HIGHLIGHT By RYAN J. FOLEY prepared and he signed But officials with the Di- Beeman’s lawyers say that Associated Press at the end of a two-day vision of Criminal Investiga- if DNA from the sperm can IOWA CITY — Law en- interrogation. Prosecutors tion and Muscatine County be analyzed and is consistent forcement officials say they argued at trial that Beeman Sheriff’s Office said in court with another man’s profile, have lost track of evidence and Winkel randomly met filings last week that they that could prove their client from a 1980 murder case in Muscatine on April 21, have searched and cannot has been wrongly impris- that an Iowa inmate wants 1980. They allege he took find the evidence. They say oned for 39 years. They say to examine for DNA that her for a motorcycle ride retired investigators who Beeman’s claims of inno- could prove his innocence or to the park and raped and worked the case also have cence are bolstered by a lack confirm his guilt. killed her after she rejected no idea of its whereabouts. of evidence tying him to the William Beeman is his advances. Muscatine County Attorney scene and testimony that serving a life sentence in the Winkel had been kicked in Alan Ostergren has asked a put Beeman elsewhere and stabbing death of 22-year- the head, choked and stabbed judge to deny the request for Winkel with another man at old Michiel Winkel. The 17 times in the chest. Investi- DNA testing. a hotel spa on April 21. missing evidence could gators used a now-debunked “There is nothing that can In addition, a bank receipt prevent the public from “knife-swipe analysis” be done about the inability found in Winkel’s purse was technique to argue that two of the agencies to locate the dated April 22 — the day af- PUBLISHED IN THE THURSDAY, AUG. 2, 2012, knowing definitively wheth- OELWEIN DAILY REGISTER — Six Oelwein area er Beeman is the right man knives Beeman owned were evidence,” he wrote, noting ter prosecutors claimed she swimmer’s participated at the ISI Regional Swim in the rape and violent death consistent with marks found that police weren’t required was killed. That’s significant Meet in Dubuque July 21 and 22. (2012). These ath- of Winkel — or should be on Winkel’s stomach. to keep evidence that could because Beeman had an alibi letes were part of the BSSC that sent 34 swimmers Iowa’s first inmate exonerat- Now a 62-year-old inmate be tested for DNA until that day: it was his 23rd from the Waverly, Parkersburg, Dysart and Oelwein ed by DNA. at the Iowa State Peniten- Iowa law changed in 2005. birthday and he celebrated teams to the two-day competition for a chance to Winkel’s nude body was tiary, Beeman has claimed A judge has scheduled a with friends at his club, earn state swimming times. Pictured are Jake Lenz, found behind a log on April since 1980 that his con- hearing next week on the where he broke his foot. Nicole Lenz, Kylee Kane, Collin Kane, Jessica Lenz 26, 1980, at Wildcat Den fession was false and that matter. Prosecutors didn’t give the and Will Sill. State Park near Musca- he signed it only to end an Beeman’s lawyers want to receipt to the defense before tine. Investigators initially unrecorded interrogation know what evidence reten- trial, but jurors discovered focused on several men who that left him scared and tion protocols were in place it when examining Winkel’s confused. But courts have in 1980 and how extensively purse. The judge told jurors TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY: were her friends or boy- friends but within two weeks upheld the confession. investigators searched for to disregard the receipt, His lawyers filed a motion the items. One crime lab calling it hearsay. Prosecu- On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, seizing con- zeroed in on Beeman, an acquaintance who was the last month seeking DNA record shows the evidence tors later argued the receipt trol of the oil-rich emirate. (The Iraqis were later driven testing on a sexual assault was given to a DCI agent in was post-dated to reflect an out in Operation Desert Storm.) disc jockey at a nightclub Winkel frequented. kit that included sperm and October 1980 to be returned April 21 deposit, but that blood recovered from Win- to the submitting agency, the explanation doesn’t add up ON THIS DATE: Beeman was convicted based largely on a con- kel and several items of her sheriff’s office. What hap- because the transaction was clothing found at the scene. pened next is unknown. a withdrawal to pay a debt. In 1610, during his 2000 presidential nomina- fession that investigators fourth voyage to the tion at the party’s conven- Western Hemisphere, tion in Philadelphia and Trump says he’ll put 10% tariffs on remaining China imports English explorer Henry ratified Dick Cheney as Hudson sailed into what his running mate. 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