March 28, 2024

Man found dead in park was homicide victim, official says

WEVER — Authorities say a man whose body was found in a southeast Iowa park was a homicide victim. The Lee County medical examiner, Dr. Eugenio Torres, says 47-year-old James Nelson, of Fairfield, was killed by a gunshot to the head. Torres says investigators are treating the case “as a murder.” No arrests have been reported. The body was found Feb. 11 in Indian Path Park in north Lee County.