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Iowa Man, 20, Accused of Killing Parents and Younger Sister Inside Home Allegedly Blames Masked Intruder
Alexander Ken Jackson is facing three counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of his parents — 61-year-old Jan Jackson and 68-year-old Melissa Jackson — and 19-year-old sister Sabrina Jackson.
Law enforcement officials in Iowa say a 20-year-old man who has been accused of killing his parents and younger sister inside their home is blaming their deaths on a masked intruder.
On Tuesday morning, Cedar Rapids Police officers were dispatched to a residential neighborhood after receiving a 911 call about a possible shooting inside a home, a media release from the department said.
Upon arrival, officers found three family members dead with gunshot wounds and a fourth relative - identified as Alexander - with a gunshot wound to the foot.
Triple murder suspect held on $3 million cash bail
A college student’s account that he awoke to the sound of gunfire and struggled over a rifle with a masked intruder is a transparent lie, a prosecutor said Wednesday as Alexander Ken Jackson, 20, faced his first court appearance on charges he murdered his parents and sister in their northeast Cedar Rapids home.
“This was a horrendous murder,” Assistant Linn County Attorney Ryan Decker said in Linn County District Court. “This was more than just a murder — it was an execution of the defendant’s mother, father and sister. Furthermore, the defendant’s concocted story of a phantom burglar shows the defendant acted out of malice and calculated intent to get away with these murders.”
Investigators found no evidence of a forced entry into or burglary at the home at 4414 Oak Leaf Ct. NE in the Oak Creek subdivision, according to a criminal complaint, which hinted at a possible motive for the triple killings.
“The defendant denied shooting his family members but admitted his father had recently advised that he needed to find a job or move out of the residence,“ the criminal complaint stated.
(this is also him - really!)
3 family members killed in northeast Cedar Rapids shooting, fourth arrested
Alexander Ken Jackson is facing three counts of first-degree murder for the fatal shootings of his parents — 61-year-old Jan Jackson and 68-year-old Melissa Jackson — and 19-year-old sister Sabrina Jackson.
Law enforcement officials in Iowa say a 20-year-old man who has been accused of killing his parents and younger sister inside their home is blaming their deaths on a masked intruder.
On Tuesday morning, Cedar Rapids Police officers were dispatched to a residential neighborhood after receiving a 911 call about a possible shooting inside a home, a media release from the department said.
Upon arrival, officers found three family members dead with gunshot wounds and a fourth relative - identified as Alexander - with a gunshot wound to the foot.
Triple murder suspect held on $3 million cash bail
A college student’s account that he awoke to the sound of gunfire and struggled over a rifle with a masked intruder is a transparent lie, a prosecutor said Wednesday as Alexander Ken Jackson, 20, faced his first court appearance on charges he murdered his parents and sister in their northeast Cedar Rapids home.
“This was a horrendous murder,” Assistant Linn County Attorney Ryan Decker said in Linn County District Court. “This was more than just a murder — it was an execution of the defendant’s mother, father and sister. Furthermore, the defendant’s concocted story of a phantom burglar shows the defendant acted out of malice and calculated intent to get away with these murders.”
Investigators found no evidence of a forced entry into or burglary at the home at 4414 Oak Leaf Ct. NE in the Oak Creek subdivision, according to a criminal complaint, which hinted at a possible motive for the triple killings.
“The defendant denied shooting his family members but admitted his father had recently advised that he needed to find a job or move out of the residence,“ the criminal complaint stated.
(this is also him - really!)
3 family members killed in northeast Cedar Rapids shooting, fourth arrested
