Episode 158: Dustin Wehde | A Curious Incident in Iowa

Episode 158: Dustin Wehde | A Curious Incident in Iowa

Author: True Crime Couple July 31, 2023 Duration: 1:51:10

Two weeks before Christmas in 2001 there was a brutal home invasion in Early, Iowa while a mother of three was home alone with her children. She fought for her life and the life of her kids. During the struggle there was one death, one death that led to a decade long struggle for justice.

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Sources:
https://siouxcityjournal.com/previous-dustin-wehde-tracey-richter-stories/collection_dd59131d-9079-5729-8f08-77eeac703cf9.html#5
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hero-claim-rejected-iowa-mom-guilty-of-murder/
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45007535
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna45007535
https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/documents/2997_D4A4EC4A4E2CA.pdf
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