IOWA CITY – Mason City murderer Larry Whaley died in prison Saturday, likely due to complications related to COVID-19 and other preexisting medical conditions, the state announced.
Larry Donell Whaley was pronounced dead, likely due to complications related to COVID-19 and other preexisting medical conditions at approximately 5:07 a.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Originally housed at the Anamosa State Penitentiary, he had been taken to the hospital several days earlier for more advanced care as his medical condition began to worsen. Whaley was 64 years old at the time of his death.
Whaley had been serving a 50-year sentence for the crime of Murder 2nd Degree (707.3) from Cerro Gordo County. His sentence began on February 8, 2018.
On the early morning hours of December 2, 2016, Samantha Teeter and her boyfriend, Kaleb Van Scyoc, knocked on the door of Whaley’s Mason City apartment. Rather than opening the door or asking who was there, Whaley shot three times. Van Scyoc heard a loud slapping noise, and when he turned to look at Teeter, he saw … read the details of the case here.
