NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Court documents newly released indicate that a witness saw the woman arrested in the 2011 cold case killing of an Iowa real estate agent behaving “in an erratic manner” right after hearing gunshots. Kristin Ramsey, 53, faces first-degree murder charges in the April 8, 2011, death of Ashley Okland. She was arrested last month, the most recent update in the 15-year-old cold case. Okland was shot twice at close range—once in the chest and once in the face—while hosting an open house for a model townhome owned by Rottlund Homes, the same company where Ramsey worked at the time of the alleged murder. REALTOR’S COLD CASE MURDER SOLVED AFTER 15 YEARS, POLICE ANNOUNCE. In a recent court filing, a next-door neighbor witness stated she heard two loud bangs before spotting Ramsey at the townhome’s front door, per KCCI. The witness also informed authorities that, upon glancing out her second-floor window, she observed Ramsey pacing beside her car and talking on her phone. The filing notes that Ramsey phoned a coworker at Rottlund Homes right after the alleged shooting but skipped calling 911, the outlet reported. FOLLOW THE FOX TRUE CRIME TEAM ON X. Soon afterward, the witness saw Ramsey “back up at a high rate of speed in an erratic manner and leave the area,” according to court documents cited by KCCI. SIGN UP TO GET TRUE CRIME NEWSLETTER. Authorities also stated that the witness—not Ramsey—called 911 to report the shooting. SEND US A TIP HERE. Prosecutors have disclosed that Ramsey provided inconsistent accounts of her location on the day of the alleged murder during various interviews since the probe started, per KCCI. Court documents indicate that on May 3, 2011, after serving a search warrant, officials found multiple guns, illicit drugs, and aggressive posters in Ramsey’s residence, the news source added. LISTEN TO THE NEW ‘CRIME & JUSTICE WITH DONNA ROTUNNO’ PODCAST. Similar items were allegedly discovered during a second search warrant at Ramsey’s home, conducted just before her arrest this spring. The state has reportedly filed a motion opposing her bid to reduce her bond from $2 million to $100,000. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING? Discover more on the True Crime Hub.
