Denizens of Zophos

Perry has about 8,000 residents and is about 40 miles northwest of Des Moines, on the edge of the state capital’s metropolitan area.

A Utah man who fatally shot his wife, her mother and their five kids left a suicide note saying he “would rather rot in hell” than continue being controlled by his wife, investigators wrote in a report released on Friday.

Nancy Johnson drowned Jacob Johnson, 2, and Mia Johnson, 5, in the bathtub of their home before hanging herself in a hall closet.