Judge Reviewing DNA Sample in 1976 Marinette County Double Murder Trial
By Casey Nelson Jan 29, 2021 5:42 PM MARINETTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A judge will review written arguments before ruling if a DNA sample collected from Raymand Vannieuwenhoven will be allowed at trial for the 1976 murders of a couple at a county park. Vannieuwenhoven, 83, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of David Schuldes, 25, and Ellen Matheys, 24. Trial is scheduled to start July 19. The murders of Schuldes and Matheys were unsolved for more than four decades. Last year, a DNA sample from evidence at the crime scene was determined to be from a partic...