Iowa man who was accused of murder in the cold case had a violent past

Robert Allen Davis is charged with Murder's first degree in the disappearance of Barbara Lenz from 1989. Her arrest comes almost 36 years after Lenz was missing in the city of Woodbine in West Iowa. The Cold Case Unit of the IOWA Attorney General announced Davis' arrest on Tuesday after months of investigations. A criminal complaint states that Davis and Lenz were in a relationship at that time, and Davis was the last person saw Lenz before she disappeared. The complaint describes several incidents of violence, including times when Davis Lenz strangled to consciousness. Lenz sought medically for her injuries. The 61 -year -old Davis lived in Council Bluffs at the time of his arrest. He was custody during a traffic stop. Davis is currently in the Harrison County prison with a bond of 3 million US dollars. Lenz 'body has never been discovered. KCCI discovered court files from 1996, in which Davis is charged with a criminal offense due to sexual abuse of third degrees, kidnapping and attacks by third degrees. Court documents say that Davis used his fist to hit a woman in the face and then forced her to have sexual intercourse twice. According to court files, Ms. Davis said: “This is rape.” She waited until Davis fell asleep and then ran out of the residence and rose a fence to escape. Court files detailed another incident that took place three days later with the same woman in 1996. In a criminal complaint it says that Davis hid in the woman's vehicle. When she discovered him and tried to run away, Davis chased her and grabbed her on the neck. The complaint stated that Davis pulled her away from the house into the vehicle. The woman escaped by jumping out of the moving vehicle. It suffered injuries to the neck and neck that contain considerable bruises. In the end, Davis guilty for these crimes not to commit a burglary third degree and the attack with the intention of committing sexual abuse. A conviction shows that Davis was sentenced to a five -year suspension. Davis was put on probation for three years. As a condition of his probation, Davis was instructed to continue psychological counseling and to complete the advice of domestic violence. »Subscribe to the YouTube page of KCCI» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play