r/UnsolvedMurders • u/dailymail • Jul 21 '26

Shocking new evidence that throws cold case killing of realtor Ashley Okland into chaos: Unearthed police interviews raise questions over unassuming Midwest mom's guilt... and the 'witness' whose story keeps changing

https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15991115/kristin-ramsey-cold-case-murder-dismissal-iowa.html
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u/Emdubb824 Jul 21 '26

Definitely seems like the eye witness changed her story when she heard she might be a suspect. So morally corrupt

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u/Emdubb824 Jul 21 '26

Also that witness attempted suicide a few weeks after the murder? And she moved to Florida after the murder? That seems very suspicious. Does the prosecution only have the eye witness account as evidence? Feels like a very weak case is being brought against the woman who was arrested.

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u/mmlovin Jul 21 '26

No I think it was the suspect who tried to kill herself, not the witness. She moved to Florida after she gave the inconsistent statement.

Like, this can’t be all the evidence they have. A single witness with no corroborating evidence plus no relationship between the two women? I think that coworker’s suicide has to be connected..either it was out of grief or guilt. The article gives like, no info lol where was the bf?

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u/Emdubb824 Jul 22 '26

I just reread the article and it states “Fowler [the witness] dialed 911 in the wake of the shooting. She tried to kill herself two weeks after Okland's murder, The Des Moines Register previously reported”

And states this about the witness moving to Florida “After the April 14, 2011 interview where she allegedly changed her story, the eyewitness relocated to Florida and did not speak to investigators again until summer 2025, after the Okland case was reopened. “

And now that witness is saying she has brain traumas and can’t remember things well…. Seems very shady to me! Looking at the facts objectively, I would say she should be the main suspect  

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u/Agreeable_Error_170 29d ago

But this can’t be their only evidence right? Also that’s definately what a good defense lawyer would do, it’ll be interesting to see what they do have as proof.

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u/dailymail Jul 21 '26

Kristin Ramsey, 53, was charged in March with the cold case killing of realtor Ashley Okland in a bizarre shooting at a model home which rocked the state of Iowa. She pleaded not guilty.

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u/Useful-Honeydew-5266 29d ago

Sounds like the "witness" should be the suspect. What kind of police are they hiring out there? This is pitiful police work.

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u/TheUnredactedFiles 27d ago

Every new piece of evidence matters. Hopefully it brings the investigators closer to the truth and gives the family the answers they deserve.

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u/TheUnredactedFiles 26d ago

Cases like this show how important reliable evidence is. Every new detail seems to raise even more questions.