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Jan 23, 2023

Man charged with opening fire at picnic found dead in jail

A Milwaukee man who landed on the FBI's top 10 most wanted list after he allegedly killed two people and wounded three others at a 2006 Memorial Day picnic has been found dead in his jail cell.

Jan 5, 2023

Man gets life term for killing relative with ax

A judge sentenced a Wisconsin man to life in prison plus 120 years on Wednesday for killing his step-grandfather with an ax and injuring two other people during an altercation at the step-grandfather's home.

Dec 15, 2022

Boy, 10, accused of killing mom makes court appearance

A judge has refused to lower the $50,000 bail imposed on a 10-year-old Milwaukee boy accused of intentionally killing his mother because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset.

Dec 9, 2022

Washington state man charged in 34-year-old Wisconsin murder

A Washington state man has been charged in the 1988 slaying of a Wisconsin woman after he was identified using "familial DNA searching" to examine records of people who may be related to the suspect.

Dec 2, 2022

Wisconsin woman to use sex trafficking as homicide defense

A woman charged in a Wisconsin murder plans to argue that she is not guilty because she was a coerced victim of human trafficking — after the state Supreme Court ruled in July that such a defense could be used in homicide cases.

Dec 1, 2022

Charges: Boy, 10, killed mom over VR headset

A 10-year-old Milwaukee boy intentionally aimed a gun at his mother, then shot and killed her, because she would not buy him a virtual reality headset, prosecutors said.

Nov 21, 2022

Suspect in Green Bay stabbing death took selfies with body

A Michigan man arrested in the August stabbing death of a Green Bay man is accused of taking selfie videos and photos with the victim's body, writing a Bible verse on the victim's wall and leaving a handwritten apology.

Oct 4, 2022

Arrest made in double homicide case in northeast Wisconsin

Sheriff's officials in northeastern Wisconsin have arrested a man in connection with a double homicide investigation.

Sep 7, 2022

Inmate charged with murder in 37-year-old case

A Wisconsin prison inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in a 37-year-old cold case.

Sep 7, 2022

Man who killed Wisconsin doctor, her husband gets life

The man convicted in the fatal shooting of a University of Wisconsin physician and her husband in the school's arboretum was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday without the possibility of parole.

Sep 6, 2022

Wisconsin man gets life for killing grandparents

A judge on Friday sentenced a Wisconsin man accused of fatally shooting his grandparents to life in prison.

Aug 12, 2022

Prosecutors charge man with 30-year-old double homicide

Prosecutors charged a Weyauwega man Friday with killing a woman and her boyfriend 30 years ago in apparent revenge for a snowmobile accident.

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