Iowa Woman Charged in 15-Year-Old Cold Case Murder of Realtor

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

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An Iowa woman has been indicted for the 2011 first-degree murder of 27-year-old realtor Ashley Oakland, who was shot twice while hosting an open house in a West Des Moines townhouse. Despite following thousands of leads over 15 years, investigators have not yet disclosed the specific evidence or motive that led to the arrest of 53-year-old Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:34.1	The mysterious death of an Iowa realtor who was shot twice at an open house 15 years ago has finally been solved.
0:40.3	53-year-old Kristen Elizabeth Ramsey indicted by a grand jury on first-degree murder charges in the killing of
0:45.8	realtor Ashley Auckland on April 8, 2011. She was shot twice while hosting an open house inside of a West Des Moines model townhouse.
0:53.1	Auckland was 27 at the time of her death and found lying on the floor by an employee for
0:57.5	the development company.
0:58.8	The Des Moines Register reported Ramsey had worked as an administrative assistant and a sales
1:03.0	manager for the townhouse's developer and most recently was employed with a title and escrow
1:07.2	company.
1:07.9	Over the last decade and a half, investigators say they followed up on thousands of leads, but cops didn't say what lead or piece of information led them to Ramsey's
1:15.5	arrest. Investigators haven't laid out a motive either. Ramsey's bond was initially set at $2 million.
1:21.0	There's more on this story at Fox News.com or subscribe to the Fox True Crime podcast. I'm Gianna
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