For Immediate Release: Monday, June 9, 2025
Media Contact: Zach Carlyle | doc.media@iowa.gov | (515) 415-7235
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Leland Leroy Groff was pronounced dead at 1:23 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Groff was 78 years old at the time of his death.
Groff had been serving for crimes from Keokuk County. His sentence began on July 17, 2024.
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