An eyewitness said the suspect in the Iowa murder case mysteriously fled the area
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A woman arrested in connection with the cold case murder of an Iowa real estate agent in 2011 was reportedly seen by a witness “mysteriously” after the shooting, according to newly released court documents.
Kristin Ramsey, 53, is charged with murder in the April 8, 2011, death of Ashley Okland. She was arrested last month, marking the latest development in a case that has dragged on for 15 years.
Okland was shot and killed twice at close range, once in the chest and once in the face, while managing a model town owned by Rottlund Homes – the company Ramsey was employed by at the time of the alleged murder.
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Ashley Okland was found inside a model city where authorities say she was having an event in West Des Moines, Iowa on April 8, 2011. (Crime Stoppers of Central Iowa)
In a new court filing, a witness who lives next door reported hearing two loud noises before seeing Ramsey outside the town’s front door, in accordance with KCCI.
A witness reportedly told authorities that he saw Ramsey walking outside his car and using his phone when he looked out his second-floor window.
Court records show that Ramsey called a colleague at Rottlund Homes immediately following the alleged shooting, but did not call 911, the newspaper reported.
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53-year-old Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey was arrested and charged with murder in West Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Dallas County Jail)
Soon after, a witness reported seeing Ramsey “backing up at an inexplicably high rate of speed and traveling through the area,” court documents state, according to KCCI.
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Authorities also revealed that a witness – not Ramsey – called 911 to report the incident.
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Ashley Okland’s siblings Josh Okland and Brittany Bruce speak after the arrest of Kristin Ramsey in the 2011 shooting death of her sister at the West Des Moines Police Department on March 18, 2026. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Register)
Prosecutors have since disclosed that Ramsey has made conflicting statements about where he was on the day of the alleged murder in numerous interviews since the investigation began, according to KCCI.
Court records also show that authorities found several guns, contraband and violent posters at Ramsey’s home when they executed a search warrant on May 3, 2011, the outlet reported.
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Similar items were reportedly found after a second search warrant was executed at Ramsey’s home shortly before his arrest this spring.
A federal motion has reportedly been filed challenging Ramsey’s request to have his bond reduced from $2 million to $100,000.
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Authorities have not released a possible motive, and Ramsey has not entered a plea in the case. He is expected to appear in court on Friday for a bail hearing.
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An attorney for Ramsey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
