RACINE — A jury deliberated for less than two hours before bringing back a guilty verdict in the Aug. 12, 2022, shooting death of a local teen. Zontell Junior, 16, was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon in the shooting death of Quentin Smith, 16. Zontell Junior was on trial […]
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Brittany Booker murder trial: Jackson’s request to represent himself denied
RACINE — The man charged in the shooting death of a local mother of six will continue to be represented by the Wisconsin State Public Defender’s Office – at least for now. Terry Jackson, 43, was in Racine County Circuit Court on Thursday seeking to represent himself. He expressed concern over the fact he has […]
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Man convicted for the murder of Racine native Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer
The cold case of who murdered Racine native Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer is closed after a jury in Colorado convicted 71-year-old Alan Phillips on Sept. 15 of her murder and that of another woman. Oberholtzer, 29, and Annette Schnee, 21, were shot to death on Jan. 6, 1982, outside of Breckenridge, Colorado, while hitchhiking from Breckenridge […]