Thursday, May 5th:
*Review Hearing (@ 3:30pm ET) - WI - Iliana “Lily” Peters (10) (left aunt's, didn't arrive home, bike found, reported missing April 24, 2022 @ 9pm, found April 25, 2022 @ 9:15am located near the walking trail at the end of North Grove St. at the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewery Co. parking lot, Chippewa Falls) - *C. P-B. (14) <modsnip> arrested & charged (4/26/22) & arraigned (4/27/22) with 1st degree intentional murder & 1st degree sexual assault/great bodily harm & 1st degree sexual assault on a child under 13 resulting in great bodily harm. Cash bond of $1M. Incarcerated at the Northwest Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Eau Claire.
Chippewa Falls Police found her bike in the woods adjacent to the trail Sunday (4/24/22) & discovered her body the following morning (4/25/22). The suspect was not a stranger, the suspect was known to the victim per Police Chief Matthew Kelm. Will be tried in an adult court. According to Chippewa County coroner Ron Patten, the preliminary results show Peters died from blunt force trauma & strangulation & the manner of death was a homicide.
4/27/22 Update: Prosecuting attorney Wade Newell in court for the State of Wisconsin. Defendant C.T.P.-B. appeared by video, in custody at JDC. Attorney Karl A Schmidt & Attorney Kirby Harless appeared by video for C.T.P.-B. Defendant waives personal appearance. Criminal Complaint & Victim Key filed in Court. Attorney waives reading of complaint. Defendant is informed of charges. Defendant received copy of Criminal Complaint. Court orders Complaint & Victim Key be filed under seal with access to State & defense counsel. If Complaint is ordered to be released in the future any reference to defendant's name is to be redacted with initials only visible in the caption of document. Court further orders that only the initial of the defendant be used in future filings. Video arrangements to be made by the State for future hearings. Waiver of time limits for preliminary hearing. Bond hearing. Chippewa County DA Wade Newell says the teenager is charged with first-degree murder & 2 counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. During today’s court hearing, Newell said the juvenile admitted to investigators that he punched the victim in the stomach, knocked her to the ground, essentially strangled her, hit her with a stick, before strangling her to the point of death – before he then sexually assaulted her along a walking path Sunday night. The young girl was murdered after she left her aunt’s house to return to her home & in reading the charges, the DA indicated the suspect left the home with the victim with the intent to rape & kill her. DA asked for $1M cash bond, defense asked for $100K. Judge Ben Lane: "this was a serious threat to the community, so the court is concerned this could be a further threat if released." $1M cash bond ordered, conditions no contact with juveniles or have dangerous weapons. Next court hearing on 5/5/22 @ 3:30pm to discuss issues such as who will represent the juvenile suspect. Right now he is will be tried in adult court.
4/28/22: Defendant's Motion for discovery. Motion to preserve evidence-filed by Michael Cohen. 5/2/22: Authorization for attorney to act on defendant's behalf.