Kristin Ramsey, 53, was charged with 2011 murder Real estate agent Ashley Okland Iowa Photos of her have now surfaced. West Des Moines police arrested Ramsey and she is being held at the Dallas County Jail. Ramsey was charged with first-degree murder.
According to investigators, Ramsey shooting while hosting an open house at her Auckland townhouse. A Rottlund Homes employee spotted her after hearing a commotion and alerted police. She was 27 at the time and her cause of death had long been unsolved.
Kristen Ramsey photos surface
A photo of Ramsay from Dallas County Jail. An inmate search revealed the woman had blond hair and was wearing an orange jumpsuit. It noted her bond was set at $2 million.
Another photo of Ramsay was circulated online by multiple media figures. In the photo, Ramsay faces the camera and has the same blond hair. However, in this case, she was wearing a dark jacket.
KCCI’s Eric Hanson writes: “For 15 years, central Iowans have wondered what happened to Ashley Okland, a 27-year-old real estate agent who worked at open houses. Today, West Des Moines police arrested 53-year-old Kristin Ramsey and charged her with first-degree murder. WDM Police will investigate Wednesday morning at 9 Hold a press conference to provide more details. Many of us remember that day in April 2011 vividly.”
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In the meantime, Oakland is remembered by many. Josh Oakland, her brother, once told In 2025 KCCI marked the 14th anniversary of his sister’s death, “When I think back to the last time I saw her, yes, 14 years feels like a long time.”
He added, “We spent the whole afternoon together on April 7th. Her real estate career was booming and she hired me as her assistant to do little things for her, make brochures. So we sat at Panera in Ankeny for four hours and she was training me, but, yeah, I’ll never forget that day. No. Not at all. And we were very close. If something happened, she would tell me.”
On April 8, Oakland was killed.
Her brother added: “I am so proud to be her brother. She impacted so many people in such a positive way and was a great role model in her short life of 27 years. Her legacy will live on forever.”
