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Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. Brian Moeller was one of them. His release was discretionary. 60th in the series . Brian Moeller murdered his own mother by strangling her and beating her with a baseball bat to death. According to the Daily Tribune, in 1988, in Wood County, Moeller was convicted of murdering his mother, Shirley Moeller. He was 18 when convicted but 17 at the time of the crime. Evers' Parole Commission Freed Brian Moeller Early [caption id="attachment_92974" align="alignleft" width="300"] Brian Moeller[/caption] Date paroled:   [You can look up Brian Moeller's parole here . Put his name in the database and click "movement."] Current Residence: Milwaukee, WI Age: 52 Convicted: Fi...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. Todd Brecht was one of them. His release was discretionary. 59th in the series . Todd Brecht murdered Buffalo County District Attorney Roger Hartman by shooting him in the back. Today Brecht is 63. The District Attorney Roger Hartman was shot in the back and died a month later from his wounds, according to a 1986 article in the La Crosse Tribune. Brecht is the brother of Hartman’s wife, Marlene, also called Molly. He was staying in the couple's Wisconsin home because they were trying to help him get his life back together after he got into trouble with the law in Georgia. Evers' Parole Commission Paroled Todd Brecht Early [caption id="attachment_92850" align="alignleft" width=...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. Dustin Sachsenmaier is a registered sex offender who was released early from prison through the state's earned release program, even though local police stressed his dangerousness. 58th in the series . Before Dustin Sachsenmaier, a registered sex offender, was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison in 2018, Cornell Police Chief Brian Hurt did something he had never done in 30 years. He decided to address a court at sentencing to underscore how dangerous and violent he believes Sachsenmaier is. “I’ve worked in law enforcement for 30 years. During this time, I’ve never addressed the court on any criminal case I’ve been involved in. I will make that exception for Dustin Sachsenmaier,” Hurt told the judge, according to an article ...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. David Wuelling was one of them. His release was discretionary. 57th in the series . David Wuelling murdered James Weiss, a teacher at Northeast Wisconsin Technical Institute. According to a 1987 article in the Green Bay Press-Gaxzette, Wuelling had dropped his courses at the school and couldn’t keep a steady job. He took a taxi to the college carrying a “single-shot, black powder cap and ball pistol he built from a kit,” after drinking whiskey. Once at the school, he threatened suicide in a classroom, so Weiss and another teacher told 20 students in the class to leave. Wuelling then shot Weiss through the chest, killing him. Evers' Parole Commission Freed David Wuelling Early Date paroled:   [You ca...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. Randy Rotta was one of them. His release was discretionary. 56th in the series . According to a 1981 article in the Wisconsin State Journal, Randy Rotta, then 23, and from Milwaukee, murdered a 17-year-old girl. The victim was named Cynthia Ann Warden, 17, of Greendale. Her “nude body was found in a South Side hotel room” in Milwaukee. She was found with a towel and brassiere “trussed around her neck,” according to old news stories. Evers' Parole Commission Freed Randy Rotta Early [caption id="attachment_92609" align="alignleft" width="244"] Randy Rotta[/caption] Date paroled: 12/03/2020   [You can look up Randy Rotta's parole here . Put his name in the database a...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. Serial rapist Edwardo Perez was one of them. His release was discretionary. But now, no one knows where he is. 55th in the series . Evers' appointee freed a serial rapist on parole who raped a teenage girl and an elderly woman in two separate attacks. Even though he was released in 2022, he's already absconded. The crimes of Edwardo Perez, 65, who has seven different aliases, are horrific. He was in prison for the vicious rape of a 78-year-old woman in La Crosse, whose home he broke into. He was previously convicted of raping a 15-year-old Tomah girl when he was in his 30s. He's a non-compliant registered sex offender. Perez was paroled on January 25, 2022, according to the state Department of Cor...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. David Lahti was one of them. His release was discretionary. 53rdth in the series . “We’re fearful for the community,” Linda Frederick, of Kenosha, told the Kenosha News when Evers’ appointee freed David Lahti, the man who murdered her husband, Richard V. Frederick Sr., on Halloween night 1985. According to the newspaper, she thought he would never get out of prison. After all, he received a life prison term. That was before Tony Evers took office and appointed John Tate as parole chair. The newspaper article says the parole came as “startling news” to the Frederick family. According to the Kenosha News, the victim and killer lived in an apartment building in Kenosha. Lahti had told an apartment manager that he was goi...

Since 2019, Gov. Tony Evers' Parole Commission has released hundreds of convicted criminals, freeing them early on parole mostly into Wisconsin communities, including more than 300 murderers and attempted murderers, and more than 47 child rapists. Alvin Jenkins was one of them. His release was discretionary. 52nd in the series . Alvin Jenkins was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting a woman in the head with a shotgun at close rang in front of her toddler son, who ended up providing a key statement. He was paroled on 8/7/2020. He was convicted in 1990. Today he's 61. He received a life sentence. Killers serving life sentences don't qualify for mandatory release. The release was discretionary, however, according to the Dept of Corrections, they don't know where he currently is as he's listed has Absconded in their system. According to court records , Jenkins was charged with killing Carol Greenwade, "who was shot in the head by a shotgun a...