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Forensics, Defendant's Interview Highlight Hamilton Trial Day 3

Forensics, Defendant's Interview Highlight Hamilton Trial Day 3

By Dani McCulley Jurors in the first-degree murder trial of Jacob Hamilton heard testimony Monday, May 18, 2026 from a firearms examiner with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation and the state medical examiner as attorneys continued examining physical evidence connected to the July 2024 shooting death of Zachary Drinovsky

Witness cross-examination, crime scene evidence shape second day of Hamilton murder trial

Witness cross-examination, crime scene evidence shape second day of Hamilton murder trial

By Dani McCulley Jurors in the first-degree murder trial of Jacob Hamilton heard continued testimony Friday from a key witness and multiple law enforcement officers regarding the July 2024 shooting death of Zachary Drinovsky in Hudson. Attorneys focused heavily on shifting prior statements, crime scene documentation, and physical evidence collected

Jurors see graphic bodycam footage, hear opening statements as Hamilton murder trial begins

Jurors see graphic bodycam footage, hear opening statements as Hamilton murder trial begins

By Dani McCulley Opening statements began Thursday morning in the first-degree murder trial of Jacob Leigh Hamilton at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo. Hamilton is charged in connection with the July 14, 2024, shooting death of 35-year-old Zachary Drinovsky at the Wagon Wheel Apartments in Hudson. During opening

Jury selected in Hudson murder trial; opening statements begin Thursday

Jury selected in Hudson murder trial; opening statements begin Thursday

By Dani McCulley A jury has been selected in the first-degree murder trial of Jacob Leigh Hamilton following two days of jury selection at the Black Hawk County Courthouse in Waterloo. Opening statements are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Thursday. Hamilton, 51, formerly of Hudson, is charged in