Creston man serving life for murdering girlfriend dies

January 3, 2020 Carol Kuster State News 0

A Creston man found guilty of beating his girlfriend to death with a hammer has died. The Iowa Department of Corrections says 72-year-old Rick Bird died of natural causes Wednesday. Bird was found guilty of first-degree murder in Union County in the death of 47-year-old Linda Trenkle in Feburary of 1997. Bird claimed Trenkle came […]