Brenna Bird: “With this unit, we will dedicate a full time team to…”

“Just weeks ago, our office prosecuted a case from 2012 over the murder of Kenneth Carl Gallmeyer. Last year, we prosecuted 16 murders overall and we are not stopping there. With this unit, we will dedicate a full time team to cracking cold cases and ensuring justice is served. We will partner with our law enforcement partners like the Cedar Rapids Police Department and the Linn County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement represented here today to detect leads and to investigate cases.” (51:07–51:16)

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