GRUNDY CENTER — A former Reinbeck man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend in 2021.
Chrissy Jeys’ mother, Connie Hare, left, and family friend Kati VanHeiden listen as the verdict is read finding Kevin Lee Halladey guilty of murder in Jeys’ death on Tuesday.
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Photos: Reinbeck homicide trial, December 2023
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Kevin Halladey, center, enters the courtroom for trial on Wednesday.
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Deputy Zachary Tripp with the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office shows where he found Christian Jeys unconscious during trial on Wednesday.
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Connie Hare, mother of Christian Jeys, testifies during trial on Wednesday.
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Kevin Lee Halladey listens to testimony during trial on Wednesday.
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Evidence photo of Christian Jeys looks out over the courtroom during trial on Wednesday.
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Special Agent in Charge Mike Krapfl with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation demonstrates how Kevin Halladey held up his fists and said “you think I would hit her with one of these” during an police interview in December 2021. Krapfl testified on Friday.
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Special Agent Jon Turbett with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation interviewed Kevin Halladey following the death of Christian Jeys.
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Assistant State Medical Examiner Dennis Firchau said Christian Jeys died of complications of blunt force trauma to the head during testimony on Friday.
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Kevin Lee Halladey, left, listens to testimony during trial on Friday.
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Special Agent Scott Reger with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation testifies during trial on Friday.
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Kevin Lee Halladey, left, talks with defense attorney Aaron Hawbaker following trial on Thursday.
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Kevin Lee Halladey listens to closing arguments during his trial on Monday.
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Assistant Attorney General Nicole Leonard during closing arguments at the trial on Monday.
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Assistant Attorney General Nicole Leonard said Kevin Halladey was worried his girlfriend would choose her children over him during closing arguments at his trial on Monday.
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Defense attorney Aaron Hawbaker argued for manslaughter, not murder, during the trial of Kevin Lee Halladey on Monday.
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Grundy County Attorney Erika Allen said Kevin Halladey hit Christian Jays multiple times, causing her death, during his trial on Monday.
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Kevin Lee Halladey, center, after being found guilty of murder on Tuesday.
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Assistant Iowa Attorney General Nicole Leonard, left, listens as Grundy County Attorney Erika Allen reads a victim impact statement written by Christian Jeys’ mother on Wednesday.
