Articles from the Quad-City Times/Dispatch-Argus on the Henry Dinkins' trial. The bench trial was held in Scott County, starting Aug. 10 with closing arguments heard on Aug. 29. The judge has not yet given a verdict.
Closing arguments done, now judge decides if Davenport man killed Breasia Terrell
Celebrating Easter is Shay Moore's favorite memory of Breasia Terrell.
"Breasia was my cousin, and she always came over to the house on Easter," Moore said Tuesday while she stood outside the Scott County Courthouse. "She always wanted to show off the things she got and run around with the kids getting Easter eggs.
Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham (back) and assistant prosecutor Liz O'Donnell (front) confer before the start of the defense team's closing argument during the trial of Henry Earl Dinkins. Dinkins will serve two consecutive life sentences for the 2020 abduction and murder of Breasia Terrell.
Henry Earl Dinkins speaks with one of his defense attorneys during Tuesday's closing arguments. Dinkins faces life in prison if convicted of the first-degree charges in the kidnapping and murder of Breasia Terrell in 2020.
Photos: Breasia Terrell, remembered two years later
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A wooden cross painted for Breasia Terrell stands with other tokens at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found outside DeWitt.
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A few tokens left near the site where Breasia Terrell's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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A mural of Breasia Terrell, 10, and Italia Kelly, 22, is painted on the side of Hilltop Groceries & Spirits, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Davenport.
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Tokens left in honor of Breasia Terrell are placed at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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Traffic flows past a mural of Breasia Terrell, 10, and Italia Kelly, 22, is painted on the side of Hilltop Groceries & Spirits, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Davenport.
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A wooden cross stands at a memorial for Breasia Terrell near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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A photo of Breasia Terrell sits weathered beneath foliage near the site her remains where discovered in DeWitt.
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A wooden cross painted for Breasia Terrell stands with other tokens at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found outside DeWitt.
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A purple bear with a painted stone reading "rest in peace Breasia Terrell" is placed at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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Dinkins trial: 47th witness for state testifies; state and defense rest
Testimony in the trial the Davenport man accused of the 2020 abduction and murder of Breasia Terrell came to an end Monday.
Henry Dinkins is charged with first-degree kidnapping and murder. He faces life in prison if found guilty by Judge Henry Latham.
Dinkins trial: Some soil from Dinkins' Impala tied to place Breasia Terrell was hidden
A geologist from the FBI's trace evidence unit testified Thursday that dirt under the car Henry Earl Dinkins drove during the early morning hours when Breasia Terrell disappeared can be linked to dirt from the road near where her body was found.
Dinkins faces life in prison if Judge Henry Latham finds him guilty of first-degree charges of kidnapping and murder in connection to the July 10, 2020 slaying of 10-year-old Breasia.
Dinkins trial: How Breasia Terrell was discovered and what her remains showed
When Brendan Rogge first saw what looked like a human skull staring back him from the underbrush near a fishing hole north of DeWitt he thought it was some kind of a prank.
Rogge told the story Tuesday from a witness stand inside the Scott County Courthouse during the trial of Henry Dinkins for the July 10, 2020, kidnapping and murder of Breasia Terrell.
Dinkins trial: Davenport detective testifies, focus on day Breasia Terrell disappeared
The Davenport police detective who led the investigation of Breasia Terrell's 2020 disappearance returned to the witness stand Monday.
Detective Evan Obert’s testimony once again sought to explain Henry Earl Dinkins' movements on July 10, 2020 — the night Breasia disappeared. Her remains were found in March, 2021. Dinkins is charged with first-degree kidnapping and murder.
Davenport Police Detective Evan Obert testifies as to the timeline of Henry Dinkins' movements the morning of June 10, 2020, when 10-year-old Breasia Terrell disappeared. The trial of Dinkins on kidnapping and murder charges entered its eighth day in Scott County court on Monday.
Henry Dinkins talks with his attorneys during the murder and kidnapping trial on Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, in the slaying of Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport.
Photos: Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School
Giovanni Lara, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone with classmates, friends, family and school officials Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll, 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Addy Davis a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Blake Padavich a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
A wind chime moves in the wind as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kaleb Phillips a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Manny Mendoza, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Giovanni Lara, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone with classmates, friends, family and school officials Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll, 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Addy Davis a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
A wind chime moves in the wind as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kaleb Phillips a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Surveillance video, cell phone records offer picture of Dinkins' movements
The key to understanding Breasia Terrell's disappearance and how she ended up near a desolate farm pond two miles north of Dewitt may lie in two forms of evidence:
Dinkins trial: Blood, fingerprint evidence was scarce
No blood detected; one fingerprint.
That's what three examiners from the FBI Laboratory in Quantico, Virginia, concluded and testified to during testimony Thursday about the forensic evidence available in the 2020 murder of Breasia Terrell.
Dinkins trial: Davenport police thought Breasia may be dead within a day of her disappearance
Davenport police thought Breasia Terrell may be dead after just a day of investigating the 10-year-old's disappearance.
Testimony from Tuesday, the fourth day of Henry Dinkins' trial, revealed investigators from the Davenport Police Department called in cadaver dogs to search two areas around Credit Island.
Dinkins' son returns to stand, claims he witnessed Breasia Terrell's murder
Henry Dinkins’ son testified in court that he saw his father shoot Breasia Terrell.
That assertion was made for the first time Monday in a Scott County courtroom after the 11-year-old returned to the witness stand for a second day and told defense attorney Chad Frese that he saw his father shoot and kill Breasia.
Photos: Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School
Giovanni Lara, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone with classmates, friends, family and school officials Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll, 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Addy Davis a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Blake Padavich a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
A wind chime moves in the wind as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kaleb Phillips a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Manny Mendoza, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Giovanni Lara, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone with classmates, friends, family and school officials Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll, 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Addy Davis a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
A wind chime moves in the wind as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School, 1926 W 4th St, Davenport, IA. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kaleb Phillips a classmate of Breasia Terrell draws a picture on a surrounding stone as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Kalli Gaude-Wiebel, a classmate of Breasia Terrell, draws a picture on a stone at Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Marian Driscoll 8, grandmother Fran Driscoll and brother Sam Driscoll of Davenport stop to reflect as classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Classmates, friends, family and school officials gathered Thursday as the final items are added to Breasia Terrell’s Garden at Monroe Elementary School in Davenport. Last fall, with her mother’s blessing, the staff at Monroe Elementary School began creating a memorial in the yard to honor Breasia Terrell. Breasia was a student at Monroe Elementary when she went missing in 2020.
GARY L. KRAMBECK
Breasia Terrell's last words to her mother and a son's memory
The last words from Breasia Terrell to her mother were typed out in a text message.
“Goodnight Mom,” the 10-year-old wrote when she used Henry Dinkins' cell phone to text Aishia Lankford between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. on July 9, 2020.
Dinkins Day 2: Breasia, 10, was wearing suspected killer's T-shirt
A Davenport police officer testified Friday that the night Breasia Terrell disappeared, she was wearing a shirt belonging to the man accused of killing her.
Sgt. Geoffrey Peiffer returned to the stand during the second day of testimony in Henry Earl Dinkins’ murder trial in Davenport. Peiffer said Breasia wore a size 4XL T-shirt to bed the night before she disappeared from the apartment where she was spending the night with her younger brother, who is Dinkins' son. The apartment belonged to Dinkins and his girlfriend, Andrea Culberson.
Stark testimony begins in murder trial of Davenport man accused of killing Breasia Terrell
A skull, an elbow, one hand, ribs, a right toe, the left leg, and a foot bone.
According to Thursday’s testimony from a Davenport police crime scene technician, those scattered remains were all that was left of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell when she was found near a pond in rural Clinton County on March 22, 2021.
Read more about the disappearance of Breasia Terrell
Davenport lost a daughter: Remembering the search for Breasia Terrell
Questions.
People all across the Quad-Cities have been haunted by unanswered questions — from the moment the Davenport Police and the public learned of Breasia Terrell's disappearance to the somber press briefing where Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski choked back emotions and confirmed the lost girl's body was found in a pond outside DeWitt.
Judge tells Dinkins to work out differences with public defender, denies request for new attorney
It took 14 minutes for 7th District Judge Henry Latham to deny Henry Dinkins' request for a new attorney.
Accused of abducting and killing 10-year-old Breasia Terrell in July 2020, a shackled Dinkins shuffled into courtroom No. 4 in the Scott County Courthouse at 8:35 a.m. Thursday wearing the black-and-white striped garb of Clinton County Jail inmates.
July 10, 2020: Breasia was last seen late Thursday, July 9, or in the early hours of Friday, July 10, 2020, in the 2700 block of East 53rd Street. She had been visiting Henry Dinkins with her brother. She was reported missing and the Davenport Police Department searched Credit Island. Dinkins was taken into custody.
July 11, 2020: Henry Earl Dinkins, 47, was in Scott County Jail on a $25,000 cash-only bond for a sex offender violation, a class D felony. The charge is not related to Breasia's disappearance.
Dinkins seeks new attorney in the Breasia Terrell murder trial
Henry Dinkins sent a letter requesting a new attorney. Dinkins is accused of the murder of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell.
TOM LOEWY
The man accused of the 2020 kidnapping and murder of Breasia Terrell will appear in court Thursday to ask for a new attorney.
Henry Dinkins is scheduled to be in Scott County Court at 8:30 a.m. Thursday for a hearing with Scott County District Judge Henry Latham to review the written request Dinkins made for a new attorney in late January.
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial marks the place the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt.
Jessica Gallagher
Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning walk back after throwing petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
The memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Memorial was placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt on March 31, 2021.
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Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport, Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Jessica Gallagher
New trial date set for accused murderer of Breasia Terrell
A new trial date has been set for the man accused in the July 10, 2020, kidnapping and murder of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell of Davenport.
The trial for Henry Dinkins was to have begun Feb. 14.
Everyday People: 'Life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short' — Marking one year since Breasia disappeared
The memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Our collective horror started a year ago on this day.
It was the day we learned Breasia Terrell, then 10, was missing. We were told she went to a sleep-over with her half-brother and disappeared in the darkness of night.
Tee LeShoure, founder of Tee It Up Movements, speaks before a crowd of about 70 people during a candlelight vigil for Breasia Terrell held Friday at Davenport Harbor at Concord Street and Miller Avenue along the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Breasia Terrell murder: Warrants detail what happened the night the 10-year-old girl disappeared
Breasia Terrell, 10, vanished from a Davenport apartment nearly a year ago. Remains of her body were discovered in a Clinton County pond in March, and Henry Dinkins, the only person of interest in the case, was charged with her kidnapping and murder in early May.
Warrants returned Tuesday to the Scott County Court outline a timeline of what happened the night Breasia disappeared and how the investigation proceeded until her remains were found.
Henry Dinkins pleads not guilty to kidnapping, murder of Breasia Terrell
Henry Dinkins, accused of kidnapping and murdering 10-year-old Breasia Terrell, submitted Wednesday a written arraignment and plea of not guilty in Scott County District Court.
Dinkins, 48, also demanded his right to a speedy trial. He was the only person of interest after Breasia went missing in July 2020, and he was charged with kidnapping and murder after her body was found in March.
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial marks the place the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt.
Jessica Gallagher
Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning walk back after throwing petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
The memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Memorial was placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt on March 31, 2021.
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Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport, Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Updated: Henry Dinkins was the only person of interest in the disappearance of Breasia Terrell. Now he's charged with kidnapping and murder.
Henry Dinkins has been accused of killing Breasia Terrell.
The Davenport police and Scott County Attorney's Office discuss the charges.
ANTHONY WATT
Breasia, who was 10, was last seen either late July 9 or during the early morning hours of July 10 of 2020. She spent the night with her brother at Dinkins' home during the time period she disappeared. Dinkins, 48, is the boy's father. Breasia's remains were discovered on March 22 near DeWitt, and her identity was confirmed on March 31.
Henry Dinkins has been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in relation to the death of Breasia Terrell. Dinkins is accused of kidnapping the 10-year-old girl and shooting her to death, Scott County Attorney Mike Walton said during a news conference Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Here officials make comments and take a few questions about the case during the final moments of the news conference announcing the charges.
Tee LeShoure, founder of Tee It Up Movements, speaks before a crowd of about 70 people during a candlelight vigil for Breasia Terrell held Friday at Davenport Harbor at Concord Street and Miller Avenue along the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Davenport Police say human remains found near DeWitt earlier this month are those of Breasia Terrell. The then 10-year-old went missing from Davenport late July 9 or early July 10, launching a massive search effort that spanned several counties.
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial marks the place the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt.
Jessica Gallagher
Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning walk back after throwing petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
The memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Memorial was placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt on March 31, 2021.
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Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport, Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Dinkins will get a public defender in Breasia Terrell murder case
The Davenport man accused of kidnapping and shooting Breasia Terrell, 10, will be represented by a public defender, a Scott County judge ruled Thursday.
Everyday People: 'We live in a sad world': Strangers remember, mourn Breasia Terrell
What kind of world do we live in?
An answer to that question came Wednesday evening on the shores of a small pond just three miles north of DeWitt. It was delivered by a little brown-eyed girl in a too-big hoodie who carried a single yellow rose.
Davenport Police say human remains found near DeWitt earlier this month are those of Breasia Terrell. The then 10-year-old went missing from Davenport late July 9 or early July 10, launching a massive search effort that spanned several counties.
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial marks the place the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt.
Jessica Gallagher
Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Jessica Gallagher
A memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning walk back after throwing petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
The memorial placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Katherine Schadt and her friend Jorden Manning of Davenport throw petals into the water where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Memorial was placed in the area where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found just north of DeWitt on March 31, 2021.
STAFF/FILE
Margaret Zimmerman of Maquoketa places flowers around a memorial placed where the remains of Breasia Terrell were found last week just north of DeWitt, Wednesday, March 31, 2021. Zimmerman said after laying the flowers, "Somebody said on social media today that Davenport, Iowa lost a daughter today and it's more like eastern Iowa lost a daughter today. Because its touched so many people."
Jessica Gallagher
'This news is heartbreaking': Remains found in DeWitt are those of Breasia Terrell
The identity of the human remains found last week just north of DeWitt was announced Wednesday in front of nine news cameras perched on tripods inside the Davenport Police station's community room.
Davenport Police Chief Paul Sikorski had to speak words no one wanted to utter since a hot day in July 2020.
Davenport Police say human remains found near DeWitt earlier this month are those of Breasia Terrell. The then 10-year-old went missing from Davenport late July 9 or early July 10, launching a massive search effort that spanned several counties.
Photos: Davenport Police confirm human remains are those of Breasia Terrell
Davenport Chief of Police Paul Sikorski makes the announcement Wednesday at the Davenport Police Department that the human remains found in DeWitt last week were confirmed to be Breasia Terrell.
Jessica Gallagher
Davenport Chief Of Police Paul Sikorski makes the announcement Wednesday at the Davenport Police Department that the human remains found in DeWitt last week were confirmed to be Breasia Terrell.
Jessica Gallagher
President/CEO at Family Resources, Inc., Nicole Cisne Durbin, speaks after Davenport Chief Of Police Paul Sikorski made the announcement at the Davenport Police Department that the human remains found in DeWitt last week were confirmed to be Breasia Terrell, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Davenport Chief Of Police Paul Sikorski makes the announcement at the Davenport Police Department that the human remains found in DeWitt last week were confirmed to be Breasia Terrell, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Davenport Chief Of Police Paul Sikorski makes the announcement at the Davenport Police Department that the human remains found in DeWitt last week were confirmed to be Breasia Terrell, Wednesday, March 31, 2021.
Jessica Gallagher
Police: Remains are Breasia Terrell
Davenport Police say human remains found near DeWitt earlier this month are those of Breasia Terrell.
The then 10-year-old went missing from Davenport late July 9 or early July 10, launching a massive search effort that spanned several counties.
Authorities announced the development at a press conference Wednesday.
"This is heartbreaking," said Chief Paul Sikorski, breaking down in tears.
Fishermen made the discovery March 22 in a pond in a rural area.
The investigation has included four investigators from Davenport and two FBI agents, who followed-up on 170 tips, conducted hundreds of interviews and served "over 60" search warrants related to Breasia's disappearance, authorities said in December.
Criminal charges have not been filed, and police declined to take questions about what has now become a homicide investigation.
This story will be updated.
Davenport Police to hold news conference with an update on the human remains
Davenport Police Department plan a 1:45 p.m. news conference today to offer an update to the human remains found in DeWitt last week.
This story will be updated.
Everyday People: Human remains found in DeWitt on final journey
In the absence of identity and motive, let's lend time and place to the human remains found outside DeWitt.
Photos: For the second consecutive day, family, friends and concerned citizens held a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell
Bentley Sunner, 8, of Davenport holds a flier during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Breasia's remains were discovered in rural DeWitt, Iowa, on March 22, 2021.
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Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, speaks during a walk in honor of her daughter, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
A sign with photos of Breasia Terrell is held during a walk in honor of the missing Davenport girl at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Family and friends listen to speakers during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
A sign of Dispatch-Argus and Quad-City Times articles is held during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, adjusts her son’s hood on his jacket during a walk in honor of of her daughter at Vander Veer Park in Davenport on Nov. 15. Concerned citizens, friends and family held the walk to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer, stated 'Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.'
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Christy Stansbury, of Davenport, and Makayla Tapia, of Davenport, listen to speakers during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Key Lo Boosie, of Rock Island, speaks during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, speaks during a walk in honor of her daughter on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Vander Veer Park in Davenport.
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Moolah Jefe Dior, of Davenport, passes out fliers during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Moolah Jefe Dior, of Davenport, leads a group during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held walks on Saturday and Sunday to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer, said “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Marcie Lucas, of Davenport, holds up fliers during a walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
A group of people walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Fliers are placed on cars during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport.
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Moolah Jefe Dior, of Davenport, leads the group in a prayer during a walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Key Lo Boosie, of Rock Island, prays during a walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
Family, concerned citizens gather for missing Breasia Terrell
Countless searches. Many prayer vigils. Thousands of flyers handed out and mounted to everything from gas station windows to telephone poles.
Four months have passed and 10-year-old Breasia Terrell remains missing. During much of that time the Davenport Police Department and Breasia's family remained silent.
'How do you have Thanksgiving ... when your child is missing?': Remembering two missing girls as families gather for holidays
Never forgetting isn't the same as remembering.
Ray Eddleman tried to explain the difference as he struggled to remember Trudy Appleby's favorite Christmas gifts. Trudy disappeared Aug. 21, 1996. She was 11 years old and lived in Moline with her father, Dennis Appleby, at the time.
Photos: For the second consecutive day, family, friends and concerned citizens held a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell
Bentley Sunner, 8, of Davenport holds a flier during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Breasia's remains were discovered in rural DeWitt, Iowa, on March 22, 2021.
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Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, speaks during a walk in honor of her daughter, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
A sign with photos of Breasia Terrell is held during a walk in honor of the missing Davenport girl at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Family and friends listen to speakers during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
A sign of Dispatch-Argus and Quad-City Times articles is held during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, adjusts her son’s hood on his jacket during a walk in honor of of her daughter at Vander Veer Park in Davenport on Nov. 15. Concerned citizens, friends and family held the walk to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer, stated 'Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.'
MEG MCLAUGHLIN, FILE
Christy Stansbury, of Davenport, and Makayla Tapia, of Davenport, listen to speakers during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Key Lo Boosie, of Rock Island, speaks during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, speaks during a walk in honor of her daughter on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at Vander Veer Park in Davenport.
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Moolah Jefe Dior, of Davenport, passes out fliers during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Moolah Jefe Dior, of Davenport, leads a group during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held walks on Saturday and Sunday to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer, said “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Marcie Lucas, of Davenport, holds up fliers during a walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
A group of people walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Fliers are placed on cars during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport.
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Moolah Jefe Dior, of Davenport, leads the group in a prayer during a walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Key Lo Boosie, of Rock Island, prays during a walk for missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport. Concerned citizens, friends, and family held a walk for the second consecutive day to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer stated “Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.”
MEG MCLAUGHLIN
Henry Dinkins' kidnapping, murder trial starts Tuesday in Cedar Rapids
The trial of the Davenport man accused of kidnapping and killing Breasia Terrell is slated to start this week.
Thirty-six months and 28 days have passed since she disappeared. Scott County prosecutors say Henry Earl Dinkins kidnapped Breasia, shot her and dumped her body in Clinton County on July 10, 2020.
The attorneys for Henry Dinkins (above) requested his trial in the murder of Breasia Terrell be moved back.
Fliers are placed on cars during a walk in honor of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, of Davenport, at Vander Veer Park Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, in Davenport.
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Prosecutors: Dinkins viewed violent porn before Breasia Terrell's murder
A Davenport man searched online for violent pornographic images days before he abducted and murdered 10-year-old Breasia Terrell, according to Scott County prosecutors.
The new allegation was among several revealed recently in filings by Scott County Attorney Kelly Cunningham in advance of the Aug. 8 start of the murder trial for Henry Earl Dinkins.
Photos: Breasia Terrell, remembered two years later
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A wooden cross painted for Breasia Terrell stands with other tokens at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found outside DeWitt.
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A few tokens left near the site where Breasia Terrell's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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A mural of Breasia Terrell, 10, and Italia Kelly, 22, is painted on the side of Hilltop Groceries & Spirits, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Davenport.
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Tokens left in honor of Breasia Terrell are placed at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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Traffic flows past a mural of Breasia Terrell, 10, and Italia Kelly, 22, is painted on the side of Hilltop Groceries & Spirits, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Davenport.
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A wooden cross stands at a memorial for Breasia Terrell near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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A photo of Breasia Terrell sits weathered beneath foliage near the site her remains where discovered in DeWitt.
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A wooden cross painted for Breasia Terrell stands with other tokens at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found outside DeWitt.
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A purple bear with a painted stone reading "rest in peace Breasia Terrell" is placed at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
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Dinkins' attorneys seek suppression of an array of evidence
The attorneys for the Davenport man accused of murdering 10-year-old Breasia Terrell object to some of the evidence the state wants to present.
Henry Earl Dinkins is charged with kidnapping and murdering Breasia on July 10, 2020. His trial — moved to the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids in a change of venue — is slated to begin Aug. 8.
Breasia Terrell disappeared three years ago, trial looms
This week marks a dark and troubling anniversary.
On July 10, 2020 Breasia Terrell was reported missing. In the days, weeks and months that followed, multiple law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, searched fields and waterways throughout Scott and Clinton counties in a desperate search for the 10-year-old.
Scott County's new prosecutor says her tough-prosecutor approach will help ease county's caseload
To introduce Kelly Cunningham in her own words: She’s a hard-working 30-year prosecutor who favors bringing cases to trial as a way to deter crime.
Having worked in the Scott County Attorney’s Office for more than 22 years, Cunningham, a Republican, is familiar with how it operates. She doesn’t plan to bring big changes to the office, she said in an interview Tuesday.
Trial date set for man accused of kidnapping, shooting Breasia Terrell
A jury trial has been scheduled for the man accused in the July 10, 2020, kidnapping and killing of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell.
During a pretrial hearing Thursday in Scott County District Court, District Judge Henry Latham scheduled a trial for Aug. 8, 2023, for Henry Earl Dinkins, 50, of Davenport.
Trial for man charged in Breasia Terrell killing pushed into next year
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Henry Dinkins will stand trial for the kidnap and murder of 10-year-old Breasia Terrell in 2023.
District Court Judge Henry Latham made the decision Friday, granting a request to delay the trial filed by Dinkins' attorneys Chad and Jennifer Frese in order to " ... allow them adequate time to prepare." Scott County Attorney Michael Walton filed a resistance to the motion.
Breasia Terrell's disappearance and the prosecution of Henry Dinkins: A timeline
Breasia Terrell disappeared July 10, 2020, and her remains were found March 22, 2021, in rural DeWitt. Here's a timeline of the the search for her and the prosecution of Henry Earl Dinkins.
July 10, 2020: Breasia was last seen late Thursday, July 9, or in the early hours of Friday, July 10, 2020, in the 2700 block of East 53rd Street. She had been visiting Henry Dinkins with her brother. She was reported missing and the Davenport Police Department searched Credit Island. Dinkins was taken into custody.
People comfort Aishia Lankford, of Davenport, center, during a search effort to find her missing 10-year-old daughter Breasia Terrell at Fejervary Park Saturday, July 11, 2020, in Davenport.
Christy Stansbury of Davenport searches along U.S. 30 in Low Moor, Iowa on July 17, 2020 for Breasia Terrell, who went missing July 10, 2020. Breasia's remains were found on March 22 near DeWitt.
Shay Tate Moore presents a shirt and a pillow to Aishia Lankford, mother of missing 10-year old Breasia Terrel,l as Naukitah Moore, 8, wears a dress made with the name of Breasia on it during the Dare 2/B Me Fashion Show at Golden Leaf Banquet and Convention Center on Aug. 9, 2020, in Davenport.
Aishia Lankford, mother of missing Breasia Terrell, 10, adjusts her son’s hood on his jacket during a walk in honor of of her daughter at Vander Veer Park in Davenport on Nov. 15. Concerned citizens, friends and family held the walk to bring awareness to Breasia’s case. Key Lo Boosie, an event organizer, stated 'Breasia could be watching us right now. We want her to know that we will not stop until we bring her justice.'
Davenport Chief of Police Paul Sikorski makes the announcement Wednesday at the Davenport Police Department that the human remains found in DeWitt last week were confirmed to be Breasia Terrell.
Tokens left in honor of Breasia Terrell are placed at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found two years ago, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, outside DeWitt.
By the Numbers: Davenport man faces trial in murder of Breasia Terrell
A wooden cross painted for Breasia Terrell stands with other tokens at a memorial near the site where Breasia's remains were found north of DeWitt.
NIKOS FRAZIER
It's been 26 months and 23 days since Breasia Terrell disappeared from the Davenport apartment where she was supposed to spend the night with her brother.
Over the course of those two years, two months and 23 days, Henry Earl Dinkins was, first, a person of interest in the case. Then Davenport Police said he was the only suspect in the case after Breasia's body was found in a farm pond outside of DeWitt in March of 2021.
It's been a year since Breasia Terrell's remains were found in rural DeWitt. Here's a timeline of the case, which began with her disappearance in July 2020.
Scott County Sheriff Deputy Anthony Johnson searches with other law enforcement for Breasia Terrell the missing girl from Davenport, July 17, 2020. Volunteers have been searching for missing Breasia Terrell, for two days in Low Moor. Breasia has been missing since July 10, 2020.
Tee LeShoure, founder of Tee It Up Movements, speaks before a crowd of about 70 people during a candlelight vigil for Breasia Terrell held Friday at Davenport Harbor at Concord Street and Miller Avenue along the Mississippi River in Davenport.
Trial in slaying of Breasia Terrell: Davenport cop's instinct launched search
A police officer’s gut instinct and a detective’s enhanced sense of smell took center stage Wednesday during the trial of the Davenport man accused in the 2020 murder of Breasia Terrell.
Henry Dinkins faces charges of first-degree kidnapping and murder. His trial was in its fifth day.
