Mistrial in Grave Robber Sex Assault Case
LANCASTER, Wis. (AP) -- The trial of a man accused of trying to dig up a grave in Cassville to have sex with a dead woman has ended in a mistrial.
Jurors found 23-year-old Alex Grunke guilty of criminal damage to a cemetery and attempted misdemeanor theft but deadlocked on attempted third-degree sexual assault. Grant County Circuit Court Judge George Curry called a mistrial late Tuesday night.
Authorities say Grunke, his twin Nicholas Grunke and 22-year-old Dustin Radke went to a Cassville cemetery in 2006 to remove the body of a 20-year-old woman killed the week before in a motorcycle crash. Radke told investigators Nicholas Grunke wanted to have sex with the body.
Assistant District Attorney Tony Pozorski says he will retry the case.
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Information from: Telegraph Herald, http://www.thonline.com
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