DES MOINES, Iowa — A jury convicted a Des Moines man of second-degree murder in relation to a 2024 incident on Thursday.
A Polk County jury deliberated for around two hours before finding Walter Bickham, 59, guilty of second-degree murder for stabbing his girlfriend in September 2024.
On September 18, 2024, just before 5:30 p.m., Des Moines Police and Fire Departments were called to the 1500 block of Capitol Avenue on reports of a medical emergency. Authorities located an adult female in cardiac arrest. She was transported to a hospital, where she later died…