Whiting woman charged with first-degree murder

WHITING, Iowa — A Whiting woman has been charged with first-degree murder after a person was found dead in a home on Sunday morning.

According to the Monona County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 12:05 a.m. dispatch received a 911 call and deputies were sent to the 16000 block of County Highway K42 in Whiting. Deputies arrived on scene and found an unresponsive male inside the home.

Court documents state that during the 911 call the caller admitted to killing a person.

According to court documents, the 50-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene as a result of a stab wound.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of Criminal Investigation and the Monona County Sheriff’s Office opened a joint investigation into the incident.

54-year-old Veronica Kluge, a resident of the home, was taken into custody and taken to the Monona County Sheriff’s Office and interviewed by law enforcement, court documents state.

Kluge has been charged with first-degree murder.

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