RACINE — Approximately 37 years after Derby Wagner-Richardson was found murdered in the trunk of her vehicle, the man who was her estranged husband appeared in court on charges he killed her. Fred Wagner-Richardson, 83, was in Racine County Circuit Court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide. Fred Wagner-Richardson appears […]
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Justice for Derby: DA says ‘It’s now or never’ in the prosecution of 37-year-old homicide case
RACINE — For 37 years, there was just one suspect in the 1987 murder of Derby Wagner-Richardson: her estranged husband Fred Wagner-Richardson. However, the case against the defendant can best be described as long on motive and short on hard evidence. The couple was in the middle of a messy divorce, with allegations of spouse […]