Overview
- West Des Moines police say Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey, 53, of Woodward, was taken into custody in connection with Okland’s fatal shooting.
- Ramsey is being held at the Dallas County Jail with bond set at $2 million, according to jail and police information reported by multiple outlets.
- Charge details vary across reports, with local station KCCI saying she faces first-degree murder as officials prepare to release more information.
- Okland, 27, was found with gunshot wounds after a disturbance at a West Des Moines open house on April 8, 2011, and later died at a hospital.
- Investigators previously pursued more than 1,000 leads, and the case’s 2025 transfer to the Iowa Cold Case Unit preceded the arrest.