When a young couple sets off for a weekend away, disappointment awaits at their destination, where a morticians’ convention has the hotel fully booked. A last-minute vacancy proves to be more deadly than lucky, resulting in a double ax murder with an incredible array of possible suspects in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

If you know anything about the murders of Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison—or the other murders mentioned in this case—please contact the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office at 319-642-7307. And if you know of any similar crimes that we didn’t mention in this episode, please let the FBI know—they’re actively seeking that information. You can contact them at (800) 634-4097 or via e-mail at: [email protected]. Or, you can simply relay the information to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office directly.

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