Murder suspect from Marion found fit to stand trial in April 2025

A suspect who is said to have killed four people in Marion has been declared fit to stand trial following a medical examination.

Luke Truesdell, 34, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder after police say he beat four people to death with a metal pipe outside a Cedar Rapids suburb in June.

At the end of July, the court ordered a medical examination. Truesdell was subjected to a psychiatric evaluation to determine whether he suffered from a mental disorder that would limit him during the criminal proceedings.

The Iowa Medical Classification Center's investigation found Truesdell was “competent to stand trial,” according to court documents filed Monday. The court said Truesdell's attorney presented no further evidence of his insanity and agreed he was competent to stand trial.