<div>Join us, as we dive into the horrific murder of Melody Hoffman - a 20-year-old woman at the center of a deadly love triangle. 

You'll hear how a mother's desperate attempt to protect her vulnerable daughter through constant digital surveillance couldn't prevent an unthinkable tragedy and how a late-night trip to Walmart to purchase machetes set in motion a chain of events that would end in murder.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZPApj0xsl8&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=7&ab_channel=Law%26CrimeNetwork">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 1</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMG4PLhUZwg&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=6&ab_channel=Law%26CrimeNetwork">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 2</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y47rBtzZnMg&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=5&pp=iAQB">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 3</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWKCObIsFp0&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=4&pp=iAQB">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 4</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v0HpWRNTkA&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=3&pp=iAQB">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 5</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj2vDqYXn70&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=2&pp=iAQB">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 6
</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQqgfQPVl6s&ab_channel=JusticeIsAProcess%21%21%21%21">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 7</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJcqXQNine8&list=PLoW1SIeAWaWZB0e5w0oDSLvxg4RBrVz2m&index=1&pp=iAQB">LIVE: Body Dumped Murder Trial – IA v. McKinley Louisma – Day 8</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1041652594/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Wed, Feb 21, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1042393754/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Fri, Feb 23, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1042393751/?match=1">The Gazette Fri, Feb 23, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1042393771/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Fri, Feb 23, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1042416916/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Sat, Feb 24, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044200863/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Wed, Feb 28, 2024
</a><a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1044200863/?article=64afd89f-ad86-4202-b45c-dc74597553cf&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Wed, Feb 28, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1046510668/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Fri, Mar 08, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1046510661/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Fri, Mar 08, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1065105683/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Fri, Apr 26, 2024</a>
<a href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/1133204304/?match=1&terms=%22Melody%20Hoffman%22">The Gazette Sat, Oct 12, 2024 
</a><a href="https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/thegazette/name/melody-hoffman-obituary?id=54489030">Obituary</a>
<a href="https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/prosecutor-multiple-agencies-worked-together-to-bring-swift-arrests-in-fatal-assault/">Prosecutor: Multiple agencies worked together to bring swift arrests in fatal assault</a>
<a href="https://cbs2iowa.com/search?find=Melody%20Hoffman">The Gazette Online - maybe more here 
</a><a href="https://dps.iowa.gov/media/1637/download?inline">Criminal Complaint
</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1MlmJ8hP2s&ab_channel=KCRG-TV9%3AYourTrustedLocalNewsSource">KCRG-TV9</a>
<a href="https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/two-accused-of-kidnapping-killing-marion-woman/">The Gazette - Vigil
</a><a href="https://www.kcrg.com/2024/11/21/state-files-motion-dismiss-charges-against-one-men-charged-melody-hoffman-murder-case/">KCRG.com</a>
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