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Arraignment Continued For Man Accused Of Killing 3
Koepp Could Face Life In Prison If Convicted
UPDATED: 8:05 am CDT May 15,
2008
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- A sex offender accused of killing a mother and her two teenage children had his arraignment hearing continued Wednesday in Rock County Circuit Court. He's due back in court on Monday afternoon.James Koepp is charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the deaths of Danyetta Lentz,, 38, her daughter, Nicole, 17, and her son, Scott, 14. He would face life in prison if convicted.Prosecutors said that a crime lab report shows DNA from blood stains on Koepp's clothes tie him to the slayings. Authorities said the victims were strangled and stabbed.
Previous Stories:
- April 16, 2008: Koepp Ordered To Stand Trial In Janesville Triple Homicide
- February 29, 2008: Preliminary Hearing Set For Koepp In Triple Slaying
- January 31, 2008: Koepp Makes Initial Appearance In Rock County Triple Slaying
- January 12, 2008: Former Neighbor Charged In Triple Slaying
- January 10, 2008: Triple Slaying In Janesville Still Unsolved Year Later
- July 13, 2007: Koepp's Wife Divorces Him, Speaks About Lentz Killings
- June 15, 2007: Sheriff Says He's Convinced Koepp Killed Family
- March 30, 2007: Koepp Pleads Guilty To Drunken Driving Charges
- March 28, 2007: Koepp's Wife: He Had Affair With Slain Woman
- March 15, 2007: Still No Charging Decision In Triple-Homicide Case
- March 7, 2007: Rock County DA Reviews Reports In Triple Slaying
- February 27, 2007: Judge Denies Koepp's Request To Lower Bail
- February 23, 2007: Widespread DNA Sampling In Triple Homicide Raises Questions
- February 20, 2007: Koepp Attorneys To Ask For Reduced Bail
- January 30, 2007: Koepp Bound For Trial On Charges Of Drunken Driving
- January 24, 2007: Victim Says Neighbor Was At Scene Of Janesville Triple Slaying
- January 20, 2007: Authorities Decline To Press Murder Charges Against Koepp
- January 20, 2007: Sheriff Defends Decisions On Murder Suspect's Treatment
- January 19, 2007: Investigators Seize Items From Triple-Homicide Scene, Suspect's Trailer
- January 18, 2007: Suspect Accused In Rock County Killings Has Violent Past
- January 18, 2007: Resident Of Janesville Mobile-Home Park Arrested In Triple Slaying
- January 17, 2007: Detectives Rule Out Ex-Husband, Boyfriend In Triple Slaying
- January 17, 2007: Investigators Examine Teen's Internet Activity For Clues In Triple Slaying
- January 16, 2007: Lab Testing DNA In Rock County Triple Slaying
- January 16, 2007: Authorities Piece Together New Clues In Rock County Triple Murder
- January 15, 2007: Examiners Cite 'Complex Homicidal Violence' In Triple Slaying
- January 15, 2007: Authorities Continue Investigating Rock Township Triple Homicide
- January 13, 2007: Woman, Two Children Found Dead In Mobile Home Near Janesville
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