By Associated Press - Monday, February 22, 2021

DOW CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities have charged a Crawford County woman with murder in the Sunday night shooting death of her boyfriend.

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called about 9:15 p.m. to a home in Dow City to check on a resident. When they arrived they found Jeremy Frank, 46, unresponsive and bleeding.

Frank was taken to a hospital in Denison, where he was pronounced dead from a single gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said.



Investigators charged Beth Guzman, 44, of Dow City, with first-degree murder. She was identified as Frank’s live-in girlfriend.

Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.

Please read our comment policy before commenting.