Melissa Jo Downing

Death by Force

On December 15, 2014, Melissa Jo Downing, a 49-year-old Caucasian female from Des Moines, Iowa, was tragically killed in her apartment. Her death was the result of a violent act of domestic violence, where she was shot by her 31-year-old husband, Bobby Joe Morris. The couple was known to have a volatile and complex relationship that ultimately culminated in this fatal event.

The shooting occurred in the presence of their four-month-old infant and Downing's 80-year-old mother. In the immed ...Read More

https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/media/cms/DV_Homicide_List_93018_014CDC2E8DA89.pdf

http://www.kcrg.com/subject/news/public-safety/crime/des-moines-police-investigate-apparent-murder-suicide-20141215

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