# MURDERED: Ashley Okland

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Podcast: [Cardinal Crimes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cardinal-crimes-7111220)
Published: 2026-04-27T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, we examine the 2011 killing of Ashley Okland, a real estate agent from West Des Moines who was shot while hosting an open house in a model townhome. What began as a routine workday became one of Iowa’s most closely followed unsolved cases. We cover Ashley’s life, the timeline of the investigation, and the major break in the case: the March 2026 arrest of 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey, charged with first-degree murder. We discuss how, despite little being released publicly over t...

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