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It took nearly 40 years to be arrested for a cold-case murder. Now, she won’t be free until she’s at least 100
An 81-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the “cold-blooded” murder of her romantic rival almost four decades ago – and says she can finally “retire and not worry about it.”According to court documents, Mary Jo Bailey of Polk County, Wisconsin, had unwittingly been involved in a “love triangle” for years. While dating Bailey – who formerly had the surname Lunsmann – boyfriend Jack Owen also courted Yvonne Carol Menke, a 45-year-old mother-of-four.Warming her car up before work in the frosty, early hours of December 12, 1985, Menke was shot dead after sustaining three gunshot wounds –...
Killer, 81, gets life for shooting romantic rival in 1985 cold case murder— and won’t be eligible for parole till she’s 101
An 81-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting her romantic rival in Wisconsin nearly 40 years ago — and she won’t be eligible for parole until she’s more than a century old. Mary Jo Bailey, 81, was arrested in Arizona last November and charged with first-degree murder for killing Yvonne Menke, 45, outside her St. Croix Falls apartment in December 1985, according to News 18 in Eau Claire. Prosecutors said the two women had been dating the same man at the same time — and the twisted love triangle turned deadly when Bailey ambushed Menke as she...
Woman, 81, sentenced to life in prison in cold case love triangle murder in western Wisconsin
A judge sentenced an 81-year-old woman Tuesday to life in prison for a western Wisconsin cold case murder. Mary Josephine Bailey is eligible for parole after 20 years, which was the law in 1985 when the offense was committed, but it doesn’t mean she’ll be released, said Polk County Attorney Jeffrey Kemp.
An 81-year-old Woman Was Sentenced to Life in Prison for Killing a Rival in a Love Triangle in 1985
An 81-year-old lady was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday, July 2, following her June conviction for the 1985 murder of her romantic rival, according to Kare 11, WQOW, and The Osceola Sun. Mary Jo Bailey was convicted of first-degree murder of Yvonne Menke on June 5. Bailey was sentenced to life in prison […]
1 dead, 2 gravely injured in western Wisconsin crash
POLK COUNTY, Wis. — One person is dead and two others seriously injured after a crash in western Wisconsin late Monday morning.The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a crash involving two vehicles occurred on Highway 63 north of 50th Avenue around 11:36 a.m.A southbound SUV crossed the center line and struck a car traveling in the opposite direction. The passenger of the car was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver suffered critical injuries and had to be airlifted to the hospital.The driver of the SUV, who was its only occupant, also suffered serious injuries, the sheriff's office says.The name of the victim will be released at a later time.An investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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