Former University of Iowa business student Alexander Jackson was emotionless on Wednesday when he was found guilty of the fatal shootings of his parents and sister in their Cedar Rapids home in 2021.

Alexander Jackson and Sabrina Jackson were students at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, about 35 miles south of their home. Download the WQAD News 8 App Subscribe to our newsletter ...

Jackson went to the UI and — like his sister, Sabrina Jackson, 19 — graduated from Kennedy High School in Cedar Rapids.

The parents of the two friends are now living out their worst nightmare. “This is probably one of the worst things a parent can go through,” Sabrina Jackson, the mother of Ashton Jackson, said.

Holst specializes in computer forensics and also works with Cellebrite software. Holst said he examined the phones found at the Jackson home, and like Lyon, found the Ring app present on the parents’ ...

“Even though the boys aren’t here anymore, they are our family,” Sabrina Jackson said. Ashton Jackson was a registered organ donor, and his gift has saved two lives. His parents said being an organ ...