Woman charged with realtor’s 2011 cold case murder released on bond

ADEL, Iowa (Court TV) — A woman accused of killing a realtor in 2011 has been released after a judge lowered her bond over prosecutors’ objections.

Kristin Ramsey is charged with the murder of Ashley Oakland. (Dallas County Jail)

Kristin Ramsey, 53, pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder in the death of Ashley Okland, a realtor who was gunned down on April 8, 2011, while she was working at an open house. Nearly 15 years to the day after her death, Ramsey was indicted in the case.

Ramsey was initially held on a $2 million cash-only bond; at a hearing on April 10, her attorneys fought to have it reduced, citing her clean legal record and dozens of letters of support from friends and community members…

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