GLIDDEN, IOWA – Law enforcement in this small southwest Iowa community converged on a house where a tip led officers to the discovery of two deceased persons.
On Sunday, May 18, 2014, at approximately 9:50 PM, the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about a possible unconscious individual at 129 Carroll Street, Lot #5, in Glidden. Upon arrival, and through further investigation, law enforcement officials discovered two deceased individuals at the residence, one adult male and one adult female.
Autopsies on both bodies were completed at the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny by Dr. Dennis Klein. Through the completed autopsies, both victims were positively identified as Tammie Lee Devore, 48 years old, and Karl Allen Devore, 30 years old, mother and son, respectively. Both deaths are classified as homicides.
Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and the public should not be concerned for their safety.
The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the deaths.
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It’s sickening how much crime is out here. I hope for the victims family’s that justice will be served.