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James Nelson

Case from Wever, IA dated Feb 11, 2017

Victim Details

James Nelson

Male

White / Caucasian

Wever

IA

2017-02-11

47

James

Nelson

07/02/2026

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In the quiet community of Wever, Iowa, the discovery of a body in a local park on February 11, 2017, shattered the winter stillness. The deceased was identified as James Merlin Nelson, a 47-year-old White male from the nearby city of Fairfield. An investigation swiftly determined that Nelson's death was not an accident but a homicide, the result of gun violence. His body had been left in Indian Path Park, miles from where the fatal encounter took place.

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  • Authorities investigating Fairfiled man's death as homicide
  • Man found dead in park was homicide victim, official says
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