homicide

Feb 9, 2026

Oconto County judge retiring May 1

Circuit Court Judge Michael T. Judge will retire May 1 after more than 20 years on the Oconto County bench. Gov. Evers seeks applicants to fill the seat.

Sep 4, 2025

Ex-hotel workers sentenced in Mitchell death

Four ex-Milwaukee Hyatt employees sentenced in the suffocation death of D’Vontaye Mitchell, drawing comparisons to George Floyd’s killing.

Aug 1, 2025

Milwaukee man gets life for killing woman on first date

Maxwell Anderson was sentenced to life without parole for killing and dismembering Sade Robinson after a first date in Milwaukee in April 2024.

Aug 1, 2025

Appeals court upholds Fond du Lac murder conviction

Wisconsin’s Court of Appeals affirms Devon Neuman’s 2022 conviction for the 2017 murder of Logan Foster in Fond du Lac, rejecting evidentiary challenges.

Jul 31, 2025

Hyatt guard pleads guilty in D’Vontaye Mitchell death

Former Hyatt security guard Todd Erickson pleads guilty to felony murder in D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death after a violent hotel altercation in Milwaukee.

Jan 27, 2025

Man sentenced in Dunn County for hiding corpses

A Minnesota man accused of helping his son hide four bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, online court records show.

Nov 28, 2023

Kenosha man gets life in prison for fatally stabbing his father, stepmother with a machete in 2021

A Kenosha man has been sentenced to life in prison after admitting to fatally stabbing his father and stepmother with a machete after they stopped him from sexually assaulting a teenager.

Nov 22, 2023

Madison man gets 40 years for killing ex-girlfriend, whose body was found under pile of furniture

A Madison man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for killing his former girlfriend, who suffocated after he buried her beneath a pile of furniture, clothing and other items inside her home.

Jul 31, 2023

Marine staff sergeant found not guilty in 2021 death of recruit at South Carolina’s Parris Island

A staff sergeant who oversaw Marine training at South Carolina's Parris Island has been cleared of criminal responsibility in the death of a 19-year-old recruit in 2021.

Jun 1, 2023

Green Bay man gets life in prison for 2021 killing of man whose body was found burned

A Green Bay man has been sentenced to life in prison for a drug-related killing in which prosecutors said the victim's body was later burned at his order.

Jun 1, 2023

Man charged in 2020 shooting death of 11-year-old girl pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors

A man charged in the 2020 shooting death of an 11-year-old girl riding in a car in Madison pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree reckless homicide in a deal with prosecutors.

Apr 13, 2023

Man who killed 6 in Christmas parade to pay more restitution

A Wisconsin judge ordered a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee to pay tens of thousands of dollars more in restitution Thursday, saying she wants to make sure he doesn't profit from any potential movie or book deal.