On the late afternoon of August 27, 2018, 54-year-old Randy Page was found unresponsive on the floor of his garage at 202 Hanna Avenue in LuVerne, Iowa. His wife discovered him around 5:30 p.m.; officers who arrived found a significant amount of blood and four 9-millimeter shell casings near his body. An autopsy confirmed Page died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, back, and head.

Investigators focused on 60-year-old Jeffery Lynn Winters of Livermore, described as a friend of Page. Neighbors reported hearing four to five shots, one saw a man matching Winters’ description at the house, and surveillance footage at 5:03 p.m. captured an older silver Ford Explorer consistent with Winters’ vehicle leaving the area. Cell phone records show the two men exchanged text messages in the hours before the shooting. Winters was arrested the next day in Mason City; police recovered an empty handgun holster from his home and later found a 9mm bullet in the driveway of a friend’s house where Winters had parked.

At trial in October 2019, prosecutors introduced the texts and witness testimony; the defense called no witnesses. After deliberation the jury found Winters guilty of first-degree murder and he was sentenced to life in prison. The firearm used to kill Randy Page has not been recovered.

Did anyone in LuVerne see that Explorer or have information about where the gun might be?