An arrest has been made in a north Iowa murder investigation.
The Iowa Department of Public Safety says that on Saturday, October 28th, at approximately 11:11 a.m., the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to 633 Way Avenue in Woden for a welfare check. Upon arrival, deputies made entry into the residence and located a female subject identified as 56-year-old Karen Abby Crews of Woden. She was unresponsive and pronounced deceased at the scene.
At about 8:30 pm Saturday night, 56-year-old Roger Laverne Crews Jr. of Woden was arrested for murder in the first degree at the Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota without incident. Karen and Roger Crews were separated and living apart.
This investigation is being conducted by the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. Additional assistance was provided by the Iowa State Patrol, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Lake Mills Police Department, Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office (Minnesota), Albert Lea Police Department (Minnesota), and Hancock County Medical Examiner’s Office.
