WILL BE LAID TO REST AT THE IOWA VETERANS CEMETERY IN ADEL. NEW AT SIX. PROSECUTORS ARE FIGHTING A REQUEST TO LOWER THE BOND FOR THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS MOTHER IN RURAL MADISON COUNTY LAST MONTH. THEY SAY THEODORE CORCORAN SHOT HIS MOTHER, TAMMY CORCORAN, AT THE FAMILY’S HOME IN RURAL MADISON COUNTY. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT SHOOTING HAPPENED THE DAY BEFORE HER BODY WAS FOUND IN WHAT PROSECUTORS DESCRIBE AS AN EXECUTION STYLE. KILLING. THEODORE CORCORAN WAS LATER ARRESTED IN WEST DES MOINES AND ALLEGEDLY ADMITTED TO THE SHOOTING. HE IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD WITHOUT BOND UNDER IOWA’S NEW DETENTION LAW, WHICH TOOK EFFECT JULY 1ST. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARGUE THE NO BOND ORDER IS EXCESSIVE AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE STATE DISAGREES, SAYING THEODORE IS A DANGER TO THE COMMUNITY AND A FLIGHT RISK. PROSECUTORS CITE A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AND FAILURES TO APPEAR IN COURT. THEY ALSO SAY THERE WERE THREATENING TEXT MESSAGES THEODORE MADE TO FAMILY MEMBERS. HE ALSO ALLEGEDLY TRIED TO FLEE THE COUNTRY
Prosecutors oppose bond reduction for man accused of killing mother in Madison County
Updated: 8:27 PM CDT Jul 9, 2026
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Prosecutors are opposing the defense's request to lower the bond for Theodore Corkrean, who is accused of killing his mother, Tammy Corkrean, at the family’s home in rural Madison County last month. Investigators said the shooting occurred the day before Tammy Corkrean’s body was discovered, describing it as an execution-style killing. Theodore Corkrean was arrested in West Des Moines and allegedly admitted to the shooting. He is charged with first-degree murder. Corkrean is currently being held without bond under Iowa’s new detention law, which took effect on July 1. Defense attorneys argue that the no-bond order is excessive and unconstitutional. Prosecutors disagree, stating that Theodore Corkrean is a danger to the community and a flight risk. They cited a history of violence, failures to appear in court, threatening text messages to family members, and an alleged attempt to flee the country before his arrest. The judge has not yet ruled on the bond reduction request.
MADISON COUNTY, Iowa — Prosecutors are opposing the defense's request to lower the bond for Theodore Corkrean, who is accused of killing his mother, Tammy Corkrean, at the family’s home in rural Madison County last month.
Investigators said the shooting occurred the day before Tammy Corkrean’s body was discovered, describing it as an execution-style killing.
Theodore Corkrean was arrested in West Des Moines and allegedly admitted to the shooting. He is charged with first-degree murder.
Corkrean is currently being held without bond under Iowa’s new detention law, which took effect on July 1. Defense attorneys argue that the no-bond order is excessive and unconstitutional.
Prosecutors disagree, stating that Theodore Corkrean is a danger to the community and a flight risk. They cited a history of violence, failures to appear in court, threatening text messages to family members, and an alleged attempt to flee the country before his arrest.
The judge has not yet ruled on the bond reduction request.