For Immediate Release: Monday, March 3, 2025
Media Contact: Zach Carlyle | doc.media@iowa.gov | (515) 415-7235

DES MOINES – Dana Michele Allen was pronounced dead at 12:52 p.m. on Sunday, March 2 at MercyOne Hospital. Allen was 51 years old at the time of her death.

Allen had been serving a seven-year term for crimes from Polk County. Her sentence began on Dec. 5, 2023.

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