On March 1, 2018, 34-year-old Zoanne Fullhart of Decorah, Iowa, was fatally shot inside a home on South Elm Street in Cresco. Officers responding to a 1:30 a.m. 911 call encountered a prolonged standoff with her husband, 34-year-old Brian Fullhart, who had barricaded himself and threatened to shoot officers. Law enforcement took him into custody about 6:45 a.m., and officers found Zoanne’s body inside the residence.

Investigators determined Zoanne had been shot in the head. Trial testimony and court records presented at Brian Fullhart’s later prosecution described the killing as premeditated and said he had told Zoanne weeks earlier that if she wanted a divorce she was dead. Witnesses testified he forced her to kneel before shooting her and that, during the standoff, he fired arrows at officers with a bow.

Brian Fullhart was tried on first-degree murder and related charges; the jury convicted him, and he received life in prison without parole. If anyone knew Zoanne or has information about her final days, please share what you can.