Leah Verratti was 23 when she was found dead on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, in Fairmont Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Investigators concluded the killing began in Omaha, Nebraska, and the Omaha Police Department Homicide Unit identified a storage unit parking lot at 6110 Irvington Road as the primary crime scene. The medical cause of death was gun violence.

Authorities identified 46-year-old Ralph Bullard as a suspect. At that time Bullard was in custody in Leavenworth, Kansas, on unrelated charges; an arrest warrant in the Verratti case was issued and he was extradited to Omaha. He was booked into Douglas County Corrections on charges including second-degree murder, use of a weapon to commit a felony, possession of a stolen firearm, and theft by unlawful taking for a stolen vehicle.

Anyone who knew Leah, who saw her in Omaha or Council Bluffs in late July or early August 2021, or who has information about activity at 6110 Irvington Road is asked to come forward.