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A former Decorah man, James Bachmurski, was found guilty of second-degree murder in the 2017 disappearance of 15-year-old Jade Colvin.

Colvin went missing from Bachmurski's farm in March 2017, and her remains have never been found.

Bachmurski was arrested in 2024 after a new investigation was sparked by a 2022 tip from the U.S. Marshal's Service.

A former Decorah man has been found guilty of murder in the 2017 disappearance of a teenage girl with ties to Ames.

The Tuesday, Sept. 2, verdict against James Bachmurski leaves him facing up to 50 years in prison when he is sentenced Oct. 21.

The case focused on Bachmurski 's role in the disappearance of Jade Colvin, then 15, who went missing just days after moving to his farm in Winneshiek County in March 2017. Colvin

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