If they are related, a lot of this occurs in the same families as a learned behavior. Its very concerning to us when you have an individual like that that has the access that he does through his employment at the time to basically roam the state or roam the Midwest, Mitch Mortvedt, Head of Field Operations for the Iowa DCI, said of Altmayer. Doesnt it seem more likely that these are two separate cases that happen to share some unimportant coincidences than the work of an overly elaborate serial killer? Someone out there knows somethingyou can bet on it. The park where the girls were found is very remote and only the kind of place locals who grew up in the area ever visit. Many of my friends and I often engage in conversations about local crimes, cold cases, and unsolved murders. Its sad. Im a 56 year old woman and have been following this case for some time. :-(. You said it was his moms or grandmas house. TODAY: We will never forget, Elizabeth Collins 15th birthday, by Amanda Gilbert, KWWL.com, July 31, 2018, Lyric & Elizabeth Memorial Ride helps keep case active, by Taylor Bailey, KWWL.com, July 15, 2017, A community says, We will never forget, by Jessica Hartman, KWWL.com, July 13, 2017, THIS WEEKEND: 5th Annual Ride and Drive for Lyric and Elizabeth, by Amanda Gilbert, KWWL.com, July 13, 2017, 5 YEARS LATER: Multiple leads and confessions in the Lyric and Elizabeth case, KWWL.com, July 12, 2017, Safety event held in memory of Lyric and Elizabeth, KWWL.com, July 9, 2017, Lyric & Elizabeth Memorial Ride set for this month, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, July 3, 2017, Lyric & Elizabeth Memorial Ride set for next month, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, June 5, 2017, Phone conversations and correspondence with Drew Collins, ongoing, Remembering Lyric & Elizabeth: Murals shed light on unsolved case, by Elizabeth Amanieh, KWWL.com, February 3, 2017, Elizabeth Collins would have celebrated her 13th birthday today, KWWL.com, July 31, 2016, Remembering Elizabeth and Lyric four years later, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, July 13, 2016, Safety Awareness Day in honor of cousins murdered 4 years ago, by Amanda Gilbert, KWWL.com, July 13, 2016, Fourth Memorial Ride & Drive in honor of Lyric and Elizabeth, by Taylor Bailey, KWWL.com, July 9, 2016, Volunteers prepare for ride in honor of Lyric and Elizabeth, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, July 7, 2016, Seven Bridges Park still important in Lyric and Elizabeth investigation, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, Feb. 18, 2016, Gone Cold: The case of two missing cousins, Part of the, On anniversary of kidnapping/murder, parents visit 7 Bridges, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, July 13, 2015, On the three year anniversary, police continue to search for clues in the murder case of two eastern Iowa cousins, KTIV.com, July 13, 2015, Murdered cousins case priority for Evansdale Police, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, July 12, 2015, Memorial Ride and Drive for Elizabeth & Lyric today, KWWL.com, July 11, 2015, Organizers hope event brings new light to Evansdale cousins case, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, July 9, 2015, Memorial ride set for Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, June 1, 2015, Missing cousins case to remain paramount after firing of police chief, by Chris Earl, KCRG-TV9, April 15, 2015, Dirt donations rolling in for Angels Park, KWWL.com, March 24, 2015, Lyric and Elizabeth: Full statement released by Evansdale Police, KWWL.com, Feb. 3, 2015, Investigators provide update in Evansdale cousins case, by Tad Andersen, KCCI.com, Feb. 3, 2015, Christmas display up at Angels Park, by Michael Crowe, KWWL.com, Dec. 11, 2014, Lyric and Elizabeth still remembered in Evansdale, by Nikki Newbrough, KWWL.com, Dec. 4, 2014, Evansdale Police start dedicated Lyric and Elizabeth web page, by Amie Steffeneicher, KWWL.com, Aug. 21, 2014, Misty Morrissey pleads guilty to drug charges, by Eric Page, KWWL.com, July 24, 2014, Sadness remains as two-year mark passes in cousins case, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier/The Clinton Herald, July 22, 2014, Ride for the Girls marks 2nd anniversary of disappearance, by Bob Waters, KWWL.com, July 11, 2014, Hundreds expected at memorial ride for Evansdale cousins, by Shelley Russell, KWWL.com, July 11, 2014, Registration open for motorcycle ride in memory of slain Evansdale cousins, by Shelley Russell, KWWL.com, June 10, 2014, Drew Collins rides bicycle in Elizabeths memory in New York, by Kyle Palmolea, KWWL.com, May 16, 2014, Klunder no longer person of interest in Evansdale case, KWWL.com, May 14, 2014, Mother Of Slain Evansdale Girl Back In Custody, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, March 4, 2014, Lyric Ray Lynn Cook obituary, Locke Funeral Home, Elizabeth June Marie Collins obituary, Overton Family Funeral Homes, Photos: The hunt for Elizabeth and Lyric (part 2) : The hunt for Lyric and Elizabeth, WCF Courier, Dec. 5, 2013, Calls Still Coming On Slain Iowa Cousins, WOWT.com, Dec. 5, 2013, One year after Lyric & Elizabeth found murdered, case not cold, KWWL.com, Dec. 4, 2013, A year later, probe continues in Iowa cousins deaths, The Montgomery Advertiser, montgomeryadvertiser.com, Dec. 4, 2013, Poyner Elementary fifth graders make jewelry in memory of friend, KWWL.com, Nov. 3, 2013, Family remembers Lyric Cook on birthday, KWWL.com, Oct. 2, 2013, Angels Among Us Poker Run honors kidnapped girls, KWWL.com, Aug. 17, 2013, Child abduction response training coming to North Iowa, KIMT TV, Aug. 9, 2013, Preventing Abuse Conference in Cedar Rapids Looks at Human Trafficking, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2013, Kidnapping cases prompt change to Amber Alert criteria, The Des Moines Register Staff Blogs, July 31, 2013, Iowans Mark Missing Cousins Anniversary, KELOLAND.com, July 14, 2013, Hundreds of Motorcycles Ride to Remember Evansdale Cousins, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 13, 2013, Turning Tragedy into Beauty: Work Continues at Angels Park, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 12, 2013, Investigators Grieve With Families, Community as 1-Year Anniversary of Evansdale Abduction Approaches, Cedar Falls (IA) Patch, July 11, 2013, Photos: The hunt for Elizabeth and Lyric (part 2) : The hunt for Lyric and Elizabeth, WCF Courier, July 11, 2013, Memorial Ride and Drive For The Girls set for July 13th, KWWL.com, July 7, 2013, Year has brought new purpose, no comfort for Elizabeth Collins family, The Des Moines Register, desmoinesregister.com, July 7, 2013, Slain Iowa Girls Father Pleads Guilty In Drug Case, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 26, 2013, Heather & Drew Collins Talk About New Tips, Investigation Nearing One Year, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 24, 2013, DCI searching for white SUV in connection with Lyric, Elizabeth, KWWL.com, June 24, 2013, Evidence in Dayton, Evansdale cases headed to FBI crime lab, Des Moines Register blogs, June 21, 2013, Police Investigate Dayton-Evansdale Abductions Connection, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa News, June 19, 2013, Authorities Still Looking into Klunder in Evansdale Case, KIMT Channel 3, June 7, 2013, Iowa Official: Psychics Not on Payroll, WOW-TV Channel 6, June 6, 2013, Police Still Examining Klunders Possible Connection To Evansdale Case, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, May 29, 2013, In evil week, tiny Dayton tries to cope, The Des Moines Register, May 26, 2013, Michael Klunder, Iowa Kidnapping Suspect, Probed In Death Of Lyric Cook, Elizabeth Collins, Huffington Post, May 23, 2013, Evansdale investigators looking for links in Dayton missing girl case, The Des Moines Register, May 21, 2013, Funeral held for 1 of 2 slain Iowa cousins, The WCF Courier, May 4, 2013, Funeral Held For 1 of 2 Slain Iowa Cousins, by Associated Press, KDLT.com, South Dakota News, May 4, 2013, Funeral Set For Elizabeth Collins, KCRG-TV9, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, KCRG.com, May 3, 2013, Elizabeth Collins funeral Saturday open to public, KWWL.com, May 3, 2013, Two Black Hawk Co. law officers recognized in Des Moines, KWWL.com, April 25, 2013, Progress continues on memorial for cousins, KCCI, April 23, 2013, Will Slain Iowa Girls Ever Get Justice? Gather.com, April 22, 2013, Concert for the Angels remembers Lyric and Elizabeth, KWWL.com, April 20, 2013, Paying it forward: Dozens of Concert for the Angels tickets, KWWL.com, April 17, 2013, Funeral Held for Lyric Cook-Morrissey, Gather, April 13, 2013, Funeral service held for missing Iowa girl, WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI, April 13, 2013, Memorial Service Held for Lyric Cook, KCRG-TV9, April 12, 2013, Funeral service for Lyric Cook held today, sources confirm, KWWl.com, April 12, 2013, Evansdale Police Chief: Stranger danger conversation important, KWWL.com, April 11, 2013, Volunteers Get to Work on Angels Park, KCRG TV9, Cedar Rapids, April 2, 2013, Evansdale Abduction: Burial Planned for Elizabeth Collins an Unbearable Step But Part of Healing Process, The West Des Moines Patch, April 2, 2013, Public burial set for 1 of 2 slain Iowa cousins, Des Moines Register, April 2, 2013, Memorial gazebo for Evansdale cousins in the works, KWWL Channel 7, Feb. 21, 2013, Is Evansdale girls killer on the loose? They all remain in the Evansdale/Independence area. I dont believe these girls were killed by a juvenile offender or first-time offender, as the perpetrator took two victims at once, which is very risky. This theory is actually world wide on different sites. Thats exactly what happened to a grandmother to two young cousins, ages eight and ten. And just what ARE they doing with any DNA they have? Motives. Smock was fired from his position as Evansdale chief of police on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. KWWL reported July 12, 2017, that Altmayer is also suspected in two other incidents one happening last June near the Dike City Park, and another a couple weeks later near Clay Street Park in Cedar Falls. She loved singing, riding her bike and playing softball and hockey. They decided to visit some historical places and streets of Delphi to hang around. They simply got in too deep with professional drug dealers and as i said before, very common practice to have the children kidnapped for ransom or as in this case, murdered. I was inside the courtroom on Friday. Do you recall where you learned all of this? Do they even recover cause of death in Evansdale finding the bodies 5 months after the abduction? And for justice. There are alot of good intended people but none of us really know and God forbid we ever do know what its like to have one of our own children taken in such evil and cruel way. Thank you! And for her family. Related: 14 Chilling True Crime Books About Real-Life Kidnappings. Were there two family Press J to jump to the feed. This was in no way set up as if to send a message as dealers and the mafia do. So we take that into consideration as well and we've investigated that, we've been in contact with Iowa and they've been in contact with us and we've discussed that but nothing else seems to be popping up around the nation that is similar to this but doesn't mean he's gonna kill everybody the same way every time. During a press conference that day, police said they believed the person who abducted the cousins was likely local, the Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier reported Aug. 22, 2014. A publication about unsolved mysteries from the deep ocean to space and from antiquity to present day. There is a severe lack of manpower and funding as compared to Canada-- and local police agencies mostly ignore the mounds of paperwork. I live in a town of 500. No closer for the family. The Evansdale victims weren't found for 5 months, with more than a month of hot weather, the decomposition would have been very rapid. I think a lot of people are, family friend Sarah Curl told WHO-TVs Aaron Brilbeck. these beautiful souls Join this channel to get . Find ICC on Facebook We thought if youre riding your bike or walking, its a nice way to memorialize people that you dont want to forget.. Lots of people in Iowa are on meth. Investigators have yet to share publicly how Lyric and Elizabeth died. That and what kind of vehicle he had, where it went and why. Lyric was also survived by many cousins and friends. Dan and Misty Morrissey were sent to prison on unrelated drug charges after the girls disappeared, and Mortvedt said Misty Morrissey has since been released. XXXXX sent December 7, 2020 and how would he know both of their fathers were involved with drugs? Elizabeth Collins parents joined Sorenson and parents of other missing and murdered children at the Capitol for a news conference where the senator outlined five pieces of legislation he planned to introduce during the current session. Notoriety. I was just watching Dr.Oz and seen a story about a beautiful young girl in Ohio Siera that was murderd in 2016 they found the serial killer to me he looks as if he could fit the description of the guy on the tracks with these two little girls that one of the girls filmed. Lyric Cook (courtesy Locke Funeral Home) i think when its too late, we dont want libby and abby to have the same fate. It breaks my heart to say, but I think a lucky break is the only way that case will ever be solved. While stranger abductions are exceedingly rare, I also doubt that this crime was committed by someone very familiar to the girls. Bridges exist in both cases. They are two totally different set of circumstances. Who has left the area,?? Now he is dead. Summary. She was a student at Poyner Elementary School and was a bubbly little person, with the best smile, who loved what life had to give and all it had to offer. So one of them says hey ur mom/dads in trouble come w us & they did. 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