ADEL, Iowa (Court TV) — Prosecutors in the case of a woman accused of killing a real estate agent have filed documents defending a key witness in their murder case, describing the witness as “consistent and credible” despite the defense’s claims that the witness’s story has changed.
Kristin Ramsey cries as her mother testifies during a bond hearing on April 10, 2026. (Court TV)
Kristin Ramsey, 53, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ashley Okland. Ramsey, who was arrested 15 years after the victim was killed, has maintained her innocence and challenged the account of an alleged eyewitness to the crime.
Okland, who worked as a real estate agent, was at an open house when she was killed on April 8, 2011. She was found alone in the model home she was showing; there was no sign of a struggle. Investigators said they found two spent .380-caliber casings at the scene…