A review of the crime scene, physical evidence, and statements, as well as a 15-minute boat ride by Kenosha County investigators, is credited for cracking a two-decades-old cold case that led to homicide charges being filed against a McHenry woman for killing her former husband in Wisconsin, court records show. Roxanna Collins, 70, of McHenry, […]
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McHenry woman accused of killing ex-husband in Wisconsin cold case free from jail after posting $500,000 bail
A McHenry woman charged with intentional homicide following a cold case in Kenosha is free from jail after posting $500,000 bail, records show. Roxanna L. Collins, 70, of the 2700 block of Evergreen Circle in McHenry, was freed from the Kenosha County Jail at 6:49 p.m. on June 3 after paying the court-imposed bail, court […]
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McHenry woman charged in 2003 cold case murder extradited to Kenosha, Wisconsin
A McHenry woman accused of killing her former husband in Powers Lake, Wisconsin, has waived extradition and has been transferred to Kenosha County. Kenosha County court records show Roxanna L. Collins, 70, of the 2700 block of Evergreen Circle in McHenry, was booked into the Kenosha County Jail at about 4 p.m. Friday. Collins, formerly […]
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McHenry woman, Genoa City man, arrested in Kenosha County cold case murder
A McHenry woman has been arrested and detained after being charged in Kenosha County with first-degree intentional homicide stemming from a 2003 cold case, authorities said. Roxanna L. Collins, of McHenry, is due to appear in McHenry County court for an extradition hearing after she was taken into custody by police on a Kenosha County, […]
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Police receive ‘strong viable lead’ in 1992 cold case of 11-year-old babysitter murdered in Waukegan, report says
Police have received a “very strong viable lead” in a 1992 case where an 11-year-old babysitter was raped and murdered at a Waukegan home, a new report says. Holly Staker, 11, was raped and stabbed to death at a home on Hickory Street in Waukegan on August 17, 1992. Staker was babysitting a five-year-old boy […]
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Former McHenry nurse sentenced to life in prison in cold case murder of disabled woman found brutally tortured
A former McHenry nurse was sentenced Monday to life in prison after being convicted of murdering a young McHenry woman whose body was found brutally abused in a cornfield in 1999. In November 2019, the Racine County, Wis. Sheriff announced that an unidentified body found in 1999 had been identified as McHenry resident Peggy Lynn […]
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Former McHenry nurse convicted in cold case murder of disabled woman found brutally tortured
A former McHenry nurse has been convicted of murdering a young McHenry woman whose body was found brutally abused in a cornfield in 1999. In November 2019, the Racine County, Wis. Sheriff announced that an unidentified body found in 1999 had been identified as McHenry resident Peggy Lynn Johnson. Linda Sue LaRoche, 66, of Cape […]
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Former McHenry nurse charged in 1999 cold case of disabled McHenry woman found brutally tortured, murdered
The Racine County, Wis. Sheriff announced Friday that a Jane Doe found brutally abused and murdered in a cornfield in 1999 has been identified as Peggy Lynn Johnson, a young woman from McHenry. Linda Sue La Roche, 64, who now lives in Cape Coral, Florida, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse […]