Daniel Morrissey, Father of Slain Evansdale Girl, Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

Daniel Morrissey, the father of Lyric Cook-Morrissey, one of the murdered Evansdale girls, faces prison time after pleading guilty today seven charges.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported Morrissey, 36, chose to enter guilty pleas today rather than stand trial in Davenport on Monday. The Courier reported, "he said he was tired of fighting the cases."

The drug and domestic abuse-related charges stem from 2011. Morriessey was arrested this year on Feb. 11 for allegedly breaking his parole.

Lyric, 10, and her cousin Elizabeth Collins, 8, were kidnapped in July. The girls disappeared while riding their bikes near Meyers Lake in Evansdale July 13. Their bodies were found by hunters in Seven Bridges Wilderness Area in rural Bremer County Dec. 5.

The investigation into their deaths is ongoing, and no suspects have been named.

A $150,000 award is available for information leading to the capture of those responsible for the deaths. Anyone with information is asked to call the Evansdale Police Department at 319-232-6682 or the Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 855-300-TIPS (8477).