Police say still no suspects in homicide case
Investigators from the Iowa City Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations continued collecting evidence Tuesday at the home of a woman whose death on Friday was ruled a homicide.
JoEllen Browning, 65, was found dead in her home after police were called to her residence for a report of an unresponsive woman.
Police say they still have no suspects and no one has been arrested related to the case.
"Additional investigators from the Division of Criminal Investigations came in today," said Sgt. Derek Frank.
Investigators could be done processing the scene by Wednesday, he said.
Police were called to Browning's home at 114 Green Mountain Drive, on the east side of town, at about 6:59 a.m. on Friday. When officers entered the residence they found her deceased. Her death was ruled a homicide on Sunday.
Browning was the director of operating budgets at the University of Iowa Health Care and an employee there since 1977.
She and her husband Roy Browning are both owners of the home located on Green Mountain Drive on the east side of town.
Sgt. Frank said investigators are discussing what information can be shared with the public while at the same time preserving the integrity of the investigation.
He said he asked investigators Tuesday morning when he could share information with the public on a preliminary cause of death.
"I thought that seemed a little long to hold on to all the information," said Sgt. Frank, adding he was told it would be discussed among the investigators whether or not to release more details.
A final cause of death won't be available for weeks until final autopsy results are completed.
A funeral is scheduled for Browning on Thursday, April 11, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 228 East Jefferson St., according to an obituary.
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