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Preliminary Hearing Set For Koepp In Triple Slaying
Hearing Set For April 15
UPDATED: 8:41 am CST February 29,
2008
JANESVILLE, Wis. -- A preliminary hearing date was set Thursday in Rock County Circuit Court for the man accused of killing a Janesville woman and her two teenage children in January 2007.James Koepp, 49, appeared by video link from the Columbia Correctional Institution where he is serving a sentence on unrelated traffic offenses.Koepp is charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide in the slaying of Danyetta Lentz and her two children.Koepp's attorneys Thursday filed a motion to dismiss the three charges based on a lack of probable cause in the criminal complaint. If Koepp is bound over for trial, that motion will be heard by the trial judge, WISC-TV reported.The preliminary hearing, which will determine if there is enough evidence to go to trial, is scheduled for April 15.
Previous Stories:
- 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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