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In the late afternoon of August 19, 2021, a concerned individual placed a call to the Ames Police Department, believing they had overheard an assault taking place over the phone. This call led officers to an apartment on Mortensen Road at approximately 6:10 p.m. Inside, they made a grim discovery; the body of 32-year-old Maria L. Hanian of Des Moines. A subsequent autopsy would reveal that the White female had been assaulted and had died from multiple gunshot wounds.

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Victim Details

Maria L Hanian

Female

White / Caucasian

Ames

IA

2021-08-19

32

Maria

L Hanian

11/05/2025