Council Bluffs Police say an arrest has been made related the death of a woman.
Police say 61-year old Ivan Samuel Brammer is now in custody in relation to the death of 60-year old Ilene Gowan.
Investigators say Ilene Gowan was reported missing in February.
Her daughter told police her mother had not been seen or heard from for two days.
Ilene Gowan’s deceased body was then found a few days later in a roadside ditch in the area of 152nd Street and Old Mormon Bridge Road, near Crescent, Iowa.
Police say an arrest warrant was issued this week charging Ivan Brammer with Abuse of a Corpse and Theft 2nd Degree related to the disappearance.
The investigation into the circumstances of Ilene Gowan’s death remains active.
The State of Iowa Medical Examiner’s Office, after an autopsy, indicated an unknown cause and manner of death.
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