Court: Pleas properly entered in fatal fire case
A Wisconsin appeals court has rejected arguments from a man convicted of setting a fatal house fire that his statements should have been suppressed and his guilty pleas withdrawn.
Appeals court rejects hearing request in fatal fire case
A state appeals court says a man convicted of helping set a fatal house fire in LaFayette County doesn't deserve a hearing on his request to withdraw his guilty plea.
Man convicted of burning sons to death wants plea change (UPDATE)
A Wisconsin man convicted of killing his three young sons by setting their house on fire in 2012 wants to withdraw his guilty plea.
Appeal tossed in fire that killed 3 boys
A Wisconsin appeals court has dismissed the appeal of a former Argyle man convicted of murdering his three nephews in a house fire in 2012.
Teen gets life in fire that killed 3 nephews
Sharon Wand could barely finish a sentence without breaking down in sobs. The grieving Wisconsin mother was recalling how her three young sons considered their uncle a role model, someone who taught them how to count and ride a bicycle. Then she tearfully asked t[...]
Judge to decide on pleas in fatal fire
A judge is expected to decide this week whether to let a teenager's guilty pleas in a fatal fire stand.
Defense moves to withdraw plea in fatal fire
A man who pleaded guilty to helping set a house fire that killed his three nephews wants to withdraw his pleas.
Jury for brother’s trial to come from Portage Co.
Jurors will come from Portage County for the trial of an Argyle man charged with helping his brother kill three of his young children in a house fire.
Man gets 3 life terms for deaths of 3 sons
A Wisconsin father accused of killing his three sons in a house fire has been sentenced to three consecutive life sentences.
Judge suppresses some statements by accused killer
A Green County judge has decided to suppress some statements to investigators made by a man accused of killing three of his children in a house fire.
Outside jury will hear Argyle arson, homicide case
A jury from outside Lafayette County will hear the case against an Argyle man accused of killing his children by setting his house on fire.
Separate trials for brothers accused in fatal fire
Two southwestern Wisconsin brothers accused in a fire that killed three children will be tried separately.
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