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Jun 14, 2023 · Jurors at the Nya Thao triple-murder trial in La Crosse County heard testimony from a woman who says she was present at the 2021 shooting scene. Bridget Schlicht testified that Thao fired multiple shots that killed three men outside a West Salem quarry.
Sep 25, 2024 · Nearly 40 years after a 24-year-old La Crosse woman’s headless body was found on fire in a ditch, an area man has been arrested for her murder. Monroe County district attorney Kevin Chroninger announced Tuesday the arrest of 60-year-old Michael R. Popp of Tomah for the 1985 murder of Terry Dolowy.
- How Did Dennis and Merna Koula Die?
- Who Killed Dennis and Merna Koula?
- Where Is Eric Koula Now?
Dennis and Merna were happily married for more than four decades. They had two children: Eric and Cindy, who were both married and had their own families. Dennis owned a successful chain of pharmacies and even a car dealership which he sold in 2006. Merna was a substitute teacher. 68-year-old Dennis still worked part-time at the pharmacy at the tim...
The crime scene seemed to have been staged. While the drawers were pulled out, none of the valuable items from the house were missing. According to the show, Eric told the police that he last saw his parents on May 20. After getting a call from the school, he arrived at his parents’ home at around 8:45 am. By analyzing the computer’s keystrokes, in...
Eric’s defense brought attention to the fact that no physical evidence tied him to the case. Nevertheless, a jury in 2012 found him guilty on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide. He was handed down two consecutive sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole. Eric was also convicted of forging his father’s name on a che...
Aug 3, 2024 · LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – The retrial for one of the two people charged in the fatal shootings of three people three years ago starts Monday morning with jury selection. It is the second trial...
Aug 7, 2024 · Two days of testimony are now complete in the La Crosse County murder trial of Nya Thao, who’s in court for the second time for the shooting deaths of three men near West Salem, Wis. Thao is accused of firing the gun that killed Peng Lor, Nemo Yang, and Trevor Maloney at a rural quarry […]
Aug 14, 2024 · Nya Thao was convicted of three counts of first-degree intentional homicide and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm in the killings of three men as part of a dispute over money. Thao was charged alongside Khamthaneth Rattanasack in 2021 for the deaths of Peng Lor, Nemo Yang and Trevor Maloney, who were shot to death outside ...
Sep 27, 1992 · Suzzette Frydenlund's husband, James Frydenlund, 34, of Minneapolis, MN, was acquitted of the crimes. Was the rupture in James and Suzzette Frydenlund's marriage severe enough to provoke murder? That's the question.
