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Parole denied in 1982 Richland County murder
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A state review board has denied parole for a woman convicted of stabbing a 76-year-old storekeeper more than 50 times during a robbery in 1982. Bonita “Bonnie” L. Smith, now 63, was 34-years-old when she and James Willison, then 20, were sentenced to life in prison plus 20 years in the […]
Man pleads not guilty in Portage County stabbings
STEVENS POINT, Wis. (AP) — A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty in Portage County to charges that he stabbed three people in May, killing one of them. Tyler Dahms of Pine Grove faces a first-degree intentional homicide charge and two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide. Dahms is accused in the May 15 stabbing […]
Man gets life for 2002 killings of 2 Wisconsin men
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — A Waukesha County judge has sentenced Chad Lurvey to two life sentences for the killings of two men nearly nine years ago. Judge Patrick Haughney said Tuesday the sentences will run consecutively. Lurvey declined to speak. His attorney suggested a sentence of 30 years in prison, with the possibility of extended […]
28-year-old convicted of killing man in Beloit
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A 28-year-old man has been convicted of killing a man in Beloit, after shooting at a car 22 times. A jury found Antonio L. Mance guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for a November 2009 shooting that killed 22-year-old Derrick Kimber. The Janesville jury came back […]
Grandmother charged with giving baby fatal drugs
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee grandmother is charged with reckless homicide in the drug death of her 10-month-old grandson. According to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County, 46-year-old Lisa Humphrey was babysitting her grandson and other children last April and fed the infant a bottle with morphine and oxycodone. The Journal Sentinel reports Humphrey […]
Fremont driver accused of killing unborn child
OSHKOSH, Wis. (AP) — A 22-year-old is accused of causing a crash that killed an unborn child in Winnebago County. Joshua Ozment, of Fremont, is charged with homicide by negligent use of a motor vehicle in a 2009 crash that killed Emmy Kiecker’s unborn child. The Northwestern reports Kiecker was five-and-a-half months pregnant. According to […]
Madison man convicted in fatal robbery
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Madison man serving a federal prison sentence for a convenience store robbery has been convicted of taking part last year in another robbery that led to a shooting death. The Wisconsin State Journal reports 22-year-old Berry A. Carr pleaded no contest on Monday to felony murder for the March 2010 […]
Suspect in SD homicide, car chase still in Wis.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The man accused of killing a 75-year-old woman in her Sioux Falls home remains in a Wisconsin jail as authorities work to return him to South Dakota. James McVay faces first-degree murder and burglary charges for allegedly entering the home of Maybelle Schein, killing her and then fleeing in her […]
DA: No DNA tests needed in homicide cases (UPDATE)
By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) – A review of 2,100 Milwaukee County homicide convictions from the past two decades did not find a single case in which DNA testing would be warranted to ensure that an innocent person wasn’t sent to prison, the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s office said Friday. The review began […]
River Falls man charged with killing friend
HUDSON, Wis. (AP) — A River Falls man says he didn’t think a handgun was loaded when he pointed it at his friend and fired. Twenty-four-year-old Joshua Kurer was hit in the chest Monday night and later died. Twenty-six-year-old Anthony Velure was charged Wednesday with first-degree reckless homicide in St. Croix County. Velure told police […]
Son pleads not guilty to killing parents
PORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — A Mequon man has pleaded not guilty to killing his parents. Twenty-year-old Dennis Markov appeared in Ozaukee County Circuit Court Wednesday where he entered the pleas to two counts of first-degree intentional homicide. Authorities say Markov fatally shot Victor and Larissa Markov in April after an argument over $5. Mequon […]
Woman charged with homicide in fatal crash
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A South Milwaukee woman accused of having drugs in her system at the time of a fatal crash has been charged with homicide. Thirty-six-year-old Cathy R. Kaszuba was charged Tuesday with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle. The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of five years. Prosecutors say Kaszuba was […]
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