Taylor County man convicted of killing his mother dies in custody at UIHC

Lang
2/25/25

A Taylor County man convicted of killing his mother has died in custody at University of Iowa Health Care.

36-year-old Christian Andrew May was pronounced dead at 8:57 Sunday morning at the UIHC Hawkins Drive facility. May had been serving a 30-year term for using a knife to kill his mother, 62-year-old Penny Sue Godfirnon of Bedford, in 2020. His sentence began on July 18, 2023.