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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Court TV) — An Iowa man is standing trial on charges he helped a friend kidnap and murder his girlfriend. Dakota Van Patten is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman. Her body was found on Feb…
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IA v. Dakota Van Patten: The Machete Murder Plot Trial
Ivy Brown
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (Court TV) — An Iowa man is standing trial on charges he helped a friend kidnap and murder his girlfriend. Dakota Van Patten is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman. Her body was found on Feb…
