2 men convicted in 1994 murder of Iowa mom could get out of prison
Derek Smith and Burt Smith were 15 years old when they murdered Hauser in rural Marshall County.
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Derek Smith and Burt Smith were 15 years old when they murdered Hauser in rural Marshall County.
Jayson Speaks, a convicted murderer of Rebecca Hauser, began work release on Wednesday. Speaks was transferred from the North Central Correctional Facility in Rockwell City – where he was held for 26 years and proven to be eligible for minimum security – to the Nelson Center in Cedar Rapids. During his first two weeks at the Nelson Center, he will be quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, Speaks will begin searching for a job. His parole officer was not available for comment. Speaks and twin brothers Burt and Derek Smith were all 15 years old when they shot and stabbed Hauser to...