Iowa Department of Public Safety
Larry L. Noble, Commissioner
215 East 7th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319

Law Enforcement Officials Release Additional Information in Twin Deaths

Huxley, IOWA --- On Saturday, January 7, 2012 the Huxley Police Department received a phone call in reference to a welfare check on a 22 year old female, now identified as Jackie Burkle.  The Huxley PD responded to 514 North Main Ave, Apt. B, in Huxley and learned that Burkle had given birth at her residence to twin girls.  The twin girls did not survive and their bodies were recovered from the trunk of Burkle’s vehicle which was parked in the driveway.  Burkle was taken to a local hospital for treatment and has since been released.

Autopsies of the twin girls were conducted yesterday, January 9, 2012, by the State Medical Examiner’s Office.  The results of the autopsies are pending laboratory results which may take 4-6 weeks.

These deaths remain under investigation by the Huxley Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation.

For questions, contact SAC Mike Motsinger at (515) 729-3706.

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