Kristin ‘Krissy’ Ramsey, of Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder last week for the fatal shooting of Ashley Okland, 15 years ago

The married mother of a college student son has been accused of killing Iowa realtor on Ashley Okland

Okland, 27, was shot twice in the head inside a model townhome in West Des Moines on April 8, 2011

The alleged shooter, a title officer, was an employee of now-defunct Rottlund Homes, which owned the property where that Okland was showing

Ramsey, 53, ‘adamantly maintains her innocence,’ as her court filings claims she is a ‘person of good moral character’

She is being held in the Dallas County Jail on a $2 million cash bond, about which her defense has filed a motion is urging the judge to reduce to $100,000

Kristin Elizabeth Ramsey, 53, [photo], was arrested at home in Dallas County, Iowa, and charged with first-degree murder last week for the fatal shooting of Ashley Okland in 2011.

A cold case murder investigation has ensnared a Midwestern matron, going on a decade and half after the killing happened in Des Moines.
Realtor Ashley Okland, 27, was gunned down inside a model townhome in West Des Moines on April 8, 2011. Arrested last week and charged with first-degree murder last week for the fatal shooting of Okland, Kristin ‘Krissy’ Ramsey, 53, ‘adamantly maintains her innocence,’ new court filings revealed.
Ramsey who has denied killing Okland and is a ‘person of good moral character,’ according to a 17-page bond review motion filed by her attorneys last Thursday, adding that her morality and mental state will be demonstrated in ‘forthcoming letters of support’ from those who know her best. Furthermore, her lawyers argue, she is ‘aware of the serious nature of this charge. . . …. is taking this case seriously.’
Kristine Ramsey is held at the Dallas County Jail on a $2 million cash bond.
However, her attorney filed a motion seeking bail reduction to $100,000, arguing that ‘it will be next to impossible’ for Ramsey to aid her defense in the 15-year-old cold case if she remains behind bars.
Moreover, with an annual income of $50,000 as a title officer, Kristine and her husband Toby, a local builder, cannot afford to post the $2 million cash bond ordered by the judge
She ‘does not pose a flight risk,’ her lawyers argue, citing her strong familial and community ties to Woodward, the small Des Moines suburb where the family resides.

Kristin Ramsey was arrested and charged last week with the April 2011 cold case murder of Ashley Okland, [photo], in Dallas, Texas

Ramsey has lived in Woodward since she was 10 years old, according to the court documents.
She is deeply rooted in the Dallas County community, with all of her ‘closest family and friend connections’ being based in Iowa, the filing said.
She and her husband Toby, 58, live in a modest $286,240 two-bedroom, two-bathroom home that they built from the ground up.
The couple were known to visit their son Tanner, 20, on campus in Iowa.
Ramsey’s mother and stepfather also live in nearby Johnston, a larger city located approximately 25 miles south of Woodward. She also has a sibling that lives in ‘central Iowa,’ the motion noted.
Her ‘support structure provides a convincing incentive for her to remain in the area,’ the defense argued.
Her attorneys further highlighted her dedication to the overall Dallas County community, including her clean criminal record.
Ramsey’s only other run-in with the law was in 2001 when she was issued a speeding ticket for going up to 10mph over in a 55mph zone, court records show. She pled guilty to that offense.

Kristine Ramsey [right], is a ‘person of good moral character,’ her lawyers argued in a bond motion petition filed last Thursday. Moreover, with an annual income of $50,000 as a title officer, Ramsey and her husband Toby [left], cannot afford to post the $2 million cash bond ordered by the judge

The defense also cited her ‘seamless employment’ in the Dallas County area since graduating from college.
Ramsey currently works for Midland Title & Escrow, an organization that’s part of Iowa Realty Co. The same organization where Okland was employed at the time she was killed on the job. 
At the time of the alleged murder, then 38-year-old Kristine Ramsey was employed by now-defunct Rottlund Homes, which owned the townhomes that Okland had been showing as a realtor. The Linkedin profile for ‘Krissy’ Ramsey, shows she worked as a sales manager at Rottlund Homes in 2011.

Okland was shot twice inside this model townhome in West Des Moines on April 8, 2011. The alleged shooter was an employee of now-defunct Rottlund Homes, which owned the property where Okland was killed

The Ramsey family lives in a modest $286,240 home that they built themselves in the small town of Woodward, Iowa. Kristin’s husband Toby Ramsey, has owned his own construction business since the 90s.
Despite being a two-income family, Ramsey cannot afford to post the $2 million cash bond ordered by the judge, the filing said.
The title officer earns $50,000 annually, a financial affidavit revealed and Ramsey, according to her attorneys, ‘like virtually every other person in the State of Iowa, is unable to post this bond.’
In her petition for a lower bond, Ramsey agreed to undergo GPS monitoring, abide by a curfew and be monitored by a pretrial release officer.
She will also voluntarily turn over her passport. 

Kristin Ramsey, seen [left], with her son Tanner, and husband Toby Ramsey, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on March 17, for the fatal shooting of Ashley Okland in 2011. The realtor was showing a model home owned by the company where she worked as a sales manager

Ramsey’s defense, in a separate motion filed last week, has moved to squash an expected warrant to seize and search her cell phone and other electronic devices.
The attorneys argued it is not necessary for law enforcement to search through ‘phones or other electronic devices that did not even exist at the time of the alleged events 15 years ago.’
They do ask that if the warrant is granted that a protection order be granted to ‘protect otherwise privileged and confidential information.’
Okland, 27, was shot twice inside a model home that she had been showcasing for Iowa Realty Co in broad daylight on April 8, 2011.
An employee at the townhome found the realtor in critical condition after he heard a commotion and went to investigate. 
He called 911 and Okland was taken to Iowa Methodist Medical Center, where she later died.

Ashely Okland, [L-R], 27, was killed with ‘malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation,’ according to the indictment against Ramsey, who has denied the accusation

Ramsey was indicted and arrested for the killing in Dallas County. A grand jury indicted Ramsey on the charge of first-degree murder on March 17, but no probable cause affidavit indicating how investigators connected her to the cold case has been filed.
Ramsey according to the indictment, killed Okland with ‘malice aforethought, willfully, deliberately, and with premeditation.’ West Des Moines Police have not said what led them to arrest Ramsey or what her motive may have been, either.
The nexus between the two women remains unknown, with the only apparent connection between Okland and her suspected killer being their working in the real estate industry.
The murder suspect is due back in court on March 30, where a judge is expected to rule on both motions filed by the defense.