Nation ‘Pure evil’: 2 Iowa inmates face murder, kidnapping charges after failed Anamosa prison escape March 24, 2021 Nick Coltrain, Des Moines Register Comments Off on ‘Pure evil’: 2 Iowa inmates face murder, kidnapping charges after failed Anamosa prison escape Iowa corrections officials on Wednesday identified the two staffers killed by inmates during a failed escape from Anamosa State Penitentiary.