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CEDAR RAPIDS — When Matt Brown stepped inside an outbuilding on his father’s property, he wasn’t expecting to see pools of blood, three people dead and his brother, barely showing any signs of life.

His father, Lon Brown, called him at work on June 5, 2024 and asked him to come out, saying “They’re all hurt,” Matt testified Thursday during the trial for Luke Truesdell, who’s charged with four counts of first-degree murder . He didn’t know what happened, but he had never heard his dad’s voice like that, he said.

Matt started to panic and sped out to the property. It usually took him about 15 minutes to get there, but he made it to 3699 Otter Rd., just north of Marion, in eight minutes. His y

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