Tina Lade

In the spring of 1984, the quiet communities of southeastern Iowa were shaken by a series of brutal murders. One of the victims was a 19-year-old Caucasian female named Tina Marie Lade from Ottumwa. She, along with her 20-year-old fiancé, Justin Hook Jr., and his 41-year-old mother, Sara Link, fell victim to a crime that would remain a mystery for nearly three decades. The tragic events began to unfold on April 13, 1984, when firefighters discovered Justin Hook Jr.'s body near his burned-out mo ...

After nearly 30 years, triple murder in southeast Iowa now solved

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