Trial for man accused in 1984 homicide is delayed

By: Associated Press//August 23, 2015//

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STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — The trial for a 56-year-old Wisconsin Rapids man accused of killing his wife in 1984 has been delayed.

The Stevens Point Journal Media reports that Joseph Reinwand was scheduled for trial in October, but a Portage County judge postponed it Friday after Reinwand’s attorney asked for more time to go through evidence.

Court documents accuse Reinwand of killing 19-year-old Pamela Reinwand because he was angry that she ordered an expensive meal. He told investigators that she shot herself with a pistol.

Reinwand is serving life in prison for the shooting death of his daughter’s ex-boyfriend, Dale Meister. His wife’s case, which was originally ruled a suicide, was reopened after police discovered new evidence while investigating Meister’s death.

The attorneys and the judge plan to meet to decide new trial dates.

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