St. Louis Park Family Sued in Iowa Murder
The family of Sheila Myers, who was fatally shot by Michael Swanson in Nov. 2010, says his parents should have barred access to guns and a car.
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Second Trial for St. Louis Park Teen Moved
Michael Richard Swanson faces two counts of first-degree murder and robbery.
A trial for the St. Louis Park teenager accused of killing two Iowa store clerks in November has been moved because of the publicity the case has received. Michael Richard Swanson, 18, is set to stand trial in Lyon County, Iowa, on July 27 on charges of first-degree murder and robbery. That trial was originally slated to be held in Kossuth County. A judge approved the venue change last week, according to online Iowa court records. Swanson faces the same charges in Carroll County, where he is set to stand trial on June 20. That case was originally in Humboldt County. On Nov. 15, 2010, the teenager allegedly stole his mother's vehicle in St. Louis Park, then drove to Iowa, where he shot and killed shot the two clerks — Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47…
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
St. Louis Park Teen Wants Second Case Moved
The attorney for Michael Richard Swanson filed a change of venue motion last week.
The attorney for the St. Louis Park teenager accused of murdering two Iowa store clerks in November has asked for the second of two cases against the 18-year-old to be moved, according to Iowa court records. A Kossuth County judge will now decide whether to move the trial of Michael Richard Swanson. A Humboldt County case has already been moved to Carroll County. That trial is set for June 20, while the Humboldt County case is set for July 27. Swanson faces first-degree murder charges in both counties. On Nov. 15, the teenager allegedly stole his mother's vehicle in St. Louis Park, then drove to Iowa, where he shot and killed shot the two clerks — Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila Myers, 61 — in separate robbery attempts. Police believe …
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
St. Louis Park Teen's Trials to Proceed Separately
The Iowa Supreme Court will not review a motion to combine the trials of Michael Richard Swanson.
The Iowa Supreme Court will not review a motion to combine the trials of a St. Louis Park teenager accused of killing two store clerks in November, according to a local newspaper. The Messenger newspaper in Fort Dodge, Iowa, reports that the order was filed Thursday. This came after the attorney for Michael Richard Swanson, 18, filed a request for the high court to review a district court ruling that also denied merging the two trials. Swanson faces first-degree murder charges in both Kossuth and Humboldt counties. On Nov. 15, the teenager allegedly stole his mother's vehicle in St. Louis Park, then drove to Iowa, where he shot and killed shot the two clerks — Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila Myers, 61 — in separate robbery attempts. …
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Trial for St. Louis Park Teen Moved
Michael Richard Swanson, 17, is now set to stand trial in Carroll County on June 20.
One of the trials for the St. Louis Park teenager accused of murdering two Iowa store clerks in November has been moved to a new location after both the defense and prosecution argued that Michael Richard Swanson wouldn't get a fair trial if the case stayed put. Swanson, 17, is now set to stand trial in Carroll County, Iowa, not Humboldt County, which is where one of the two shootings on Nov. 15 occurred. The trial date is still June 20. The teenager's other trial—set for Kossuth County on July 27—has not yet been moved. Swanson reportedly stole his mother's car in St. Louis Park on the night of Nov. 15, then drove to Iowa and killed the clerks in separate robbery attempts. The teenager allegedly shot Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila …
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
St. Louis Park Teen Accused of Murder Seeks Venue Change
Michael Swanson's attorney filed the paperwork Tuesday.
The attorney for the St. Louis Park teenager accused of murdering two Iowa store clerks in November filed a motion to change venues Tuesday, according to court records. The Des Moines Register reports that Michael Richard Swanson's attorney, Charles Kenville, filed the motion because of the intense media attention the case has received. The 17-year-old Swanson reportedly stole his mother's car in St. Louis Park on the night of Nov. 15, then drove to Iowa and killed the clerks in separate robbery attempts. The teenager allegedly shot Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila Myers, 61, so they couldn't later identify him to police. Prosecutors agree that the case should be moved out of Humboldt County, the newspaper reports. Swanson is set to stand…
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Thursday, March 3, 2011
St. Louis Park Teen Accused of Murder Seeks to Combine Trials
Michael Richard Swanson is set for a hearing next week.
A hearing has been set on a request to combine the trials of the St. Louis Park teenager accused of killing two Iowa convenience store clerks in November. Judge David Lester set 17-year-old Michael Richard Swanson's hearing for March 8 in Kossuth County court, according to Iowa court records. Swanson's attorney, Charles Kenville, filed the motion to combine the two cases in early February. Swanson is charged with first-degree murder in both Kossuth and Humboldt counties for the Nov. 15 killings of clerks Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila Myers, 61. The teenager went to Iowa after allegedly fleeing from his St. Louis Park home in his mother's vehicle earlier in the day. Investigators believe that both clerks complied with his demands for …
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
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St. Louis Park Teen to Use Insanity Defense in Iowa Killings
Michael Richard Swanson, 17, is accused of killing two store clerks in November.
The St. Louis Park teenager accused of killing two Iowa store clerks in November plans to use the insanity defense, according to the Des Moines Register. Michael Richard Swanson, 17, is charged as an adult with murder and robbery in both Kossuth and Humboldt counties. The newspaper reports that Swanson's attorney, Charles Kenville, filed the court documents for the insanity defense in Kossuth County. Kenville recently asked a Kossuth County judge to combine the two cases, according to court records. Swanson is set to stand trial this summer. The attorney also withdrew a request to have the Kossuth County case transferred to juvenile court after a Humboldt County judge denied a similar request earlier this month. Investigators allege that …
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Swanson to Stand Trial as an Adult
The St. Louis Park teenager accused of murdering two Iowa store clerks was denied a request to move his case to juvenile court in one Iowa county.
The St. Louis Park teenager accused of murdering two Iowa store clerks in November will stand trial as an adult in at least one of the two counties where he faces charges. A Humboldt County judge on Thursday denied Michael Richard Swanson's request to transfer his case to juvenile court, according to Iowa court records. A trial date for the 17-year-old has not been set in Humboldt County. Swanson also requested his case in Kossuth County be transferred to juvenile court, but a hearing on the matter has not been held. His trial date there is set for July 27. Today's Humboldt County hearing was closed due to the intense attention the case has received. Investigators allege that Swanson shot the two clerks — Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila …
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
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Hearing for St. Louis Park Teen Accused of Murder Delayed by Storm
Michael Richard Swanson, 17, was set to appear in court today on a request to have his case transferred to juvenile court.
A hearing for the St. Louis Park teenager accused of murdering two Iowa store clerks in November has been delayed by Iowa snowstorms, the Messenger newspaper reports. Michael Richard Swanson, 17, was set to appear Tuesday in a Humboldt County court room on a request to transfer the case to juvenile court, according to Iowa court records. That hearing will now be on Thursday morning. Swanson is also facing charges in Kossuth County, but a hearing date has not been set there yet. Last week, a judge ruled to close the Humboldt County hearing because of the heavy attention the case has received so far. Investigators allege that Swanson shot the two clerks — Vicky Bowman-Hall, 47, and Sheila Myers, 61 — in separate armed robberies Nov. 15 …
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