36 years after an Iowa mother vanished, her boyfriend at the time is arrested
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The former boyfriend of an Iowa woman who vanished 36 years ago has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in her disappearance, officials said Tuesday.
Robert Davis, who is now 61 and lives in Council Bluffs, Iowa, was arrested Monday in the case of Barbara Lenz, 31, who was last seen on May 6, 1989, the Iowa Department of Justice said in a news release. Davis, who was Lenz' boyfriend at the time, reported dropping her off at her apartment in Woodbine, Iowa, that day. Lenz was then expected to visit her former boyfriend and the father of her 3-year-old child in Omaha, Nebraska, but she didn't show up, according to the release.
Lenz's family contacted the Woodbine Police Department on May 17. Police and family members entered Lenz's apartment and found her pets had not been cared for "in some time," according to a criminal complaint. Her personal effects, including her purse and wallet, were in the home. There were no signs of a struggle.
