UPDATE – DCI ASSISTING WITH MONROE COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION

July 5, 2022

LOVILIA, Iowa – On July 3, 2022, deputies with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace and brokers from the Iowa Division of Legal Investigation started an investigation right into a physique present in rural Monroe County. The physique has been recognized as 33-year-old Betty Werner of Lovilia. 
 
The investigation into Betty’s demise started after Ankeny law enforcement officials have been informed of a possible murder in Monroe County. Ankeny police shared the knowledge with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Workplace, Iowa State Patrol, and Division of Pure Assets. Utilizing the knowledge offered to Ankeny police, regulation enforcement officers in Monroe County discovered Betty’s physique, lined with bedding and particles, off of 505th Road.
 
Betty’s husband, 41-year-old Nathan Werner, was recognized as the only real individual answerable for her demise. Nathan was discovered, armed and holed up inside his Lovilia residence. Over a number of hours, Iowa State Patrol negotiators and tactical crew members tried to influence Werner from his dwelling. Werner refused to depart and ended negotiations. Earlier than regulation enforcement entered his home, Nathan took his personal life.
 
An post-mortem performed by the Workplace of the State Medical Examiner confirmed that Betty died as the results of a number of gunshot wounds. Her demise has been labeled as a murder.
 
An post-mortem performed by the Polk County Medical Examiner confirmed that Nathan died as the results of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His demise has been labeled as a suicide.

Picture Of Betty Werner

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