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New Info Released In Estherville Murder

By Tom Robinson Oct 8, 2021 | 5:49 AM

(Estherville, IA). — New information has been released surrounding the murder of an Estherville man who was found along an Emmet County road on Saturday morning. A criminal complaint says 20-year-old David McDowell was reportedly lured to an apartment last Friday by 19-year-old Connor Uhde and 18-year-old CeJay Van Der Wilt before he was shot to death early the next morning. McDowell’s body was found along a roadway about five miles outside of Estherville when a driver spotted it. Uhde and Van Der Wilt were both arrested and charged with first-degree murder on Wednesday after simultaneous search warrants were executed at their homes in Estherville and Rockwell City. No motive behind the killing has been released.

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