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Oh happy day!!! I'm late to the discussion, but these horrendous acts can't be her first.
GUILTY Fugitive Lois Riess, 56, arrested by US Marshals for alleged murders in MN and FL, Mar 2018
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Oh happy day!!! I'm late to the discussion, but these horrendous acts can't be her first.
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Perfect. Florida is getting her. They have the death penalty, not that she will live that long.
Im sure her kids cut her out years ago, but I still feel for them. Their lives were completely normal a month ago.
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Thank goodness!
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cool as a cucumber
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...manhunt/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f30a32e5fa88
Lois Riess, sought in the deaths of her husband and look-alike, is captured after a nationwide manhunt
April 20 at 1:33 AM
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She was found sipping a drink at the bar inside the Sea Ranch Restaurant in South Padre Island, Tex., appearing cool as a cucumber until the marshals arrived to take her into custody without incident, the restaurants manager, Becky Galvan, told The Washington Post.
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She didnt look armed and dangerous, said the restaurant manager Galvan, and she did not appear suspicious. Galvan said she had been sitting there for about an hour and a half, when she got a call from law enforcement notifying her that there was a customer in her restaurant named Lois Riess, whom they were coming to arrest.
It happened within seconds, Galvan said. They came in and they left.
John Kinsey, a deputy U.S. marshal, told The Washington Post that it was unclear whether Riess was on her way to Mexico. He said she had checked in at a local hotel.
She paid up for a couple of weeks, he said.
The marshals found Hutchinsons car in a nearby parking lot.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...manhunt/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f30a32e5fa88
Lois Riess, sought in the deaths of her husband and look-alike, is captured after a nationwide manhunt
April 20 at 1:33 AM
[...]
She was found sipping a drink at the bar inside the Sea Ranch Restaurant in South Padre Island, Tex., appearing cool as a cucumber until the marshals arrived to take her into custody without incident, the restaurants manager, Becky Galvan, told The Washington Post.
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She didnt look armed and dangerous, said the restaurant manager Galvan, and she did not appear suspicious. Galvan said she had been sitting there for about an hour and a half, when she got a call from law enforcement notifying her that there was a customer in her restaurant named Lois Riess, whom they were coming to arrest.
It happened within seconds, Galvan said. They came in and they left.
John Kinsey, a deputy U.S. marshal, told The Washington Post that it was unclear whether Riess was on her way to Mexico. He said she had checked in at a local hotel.
She paid up for a couple of weeks, he said.
The marshals found Hutchinsons car in a nearby parking lot.
Live at the Federal Court House with the U.S. Marshals reference the recent arrest of Lois Riess.
Lee County Sheriff's Office was live.
https://www.facebook.com/sheriffleefl/videos/1845257988858798/
Lee County Sheriff's Office was live.
https://www.facebook.com/sheriffleefl/videos/1845257988858798/
. . . restaurant worker who had seen her picture on news reports called in a description of Riess and her car.
http://www.startribune.com/authorit...iller-lois-riess-arrested-in-texas/480369133/
Authorities relieved after 'stone-cold killer' Lois Riess arrested in Texas
[FONT=&]Minnesota authorities work with feds, Florida to decide next stop for "Losing Streak Lois." [/FONT]
[FONT=&]APRIL 20, 2018 1:25PM
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[FONT=&]Riess, 56, was apprehended without incident Thursday night at a restaurant in South Padre Island, Texas, after a restaurant worker who had seen her picture on news reports called in a description of Riess and her car.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&]Riess was being held in jail in Texas while authorities from the Dodge County Sheriffs Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the state attorney in Florida work to determine where her next stop will be: either Minnesota, where she allegedly killed her husband in late March, or Florida, where she is accused of killing a 59-year-old woman and stealing her identity.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Florida seem to be the most likely venue for Riess to be tried first as authorities there have already charged her with murder, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and grand theft and criminal use of personal identification. Second-degree charges in Dodge County are still pending, said Sheriff Scott Rose.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&]South Padre Island Police Chief Randy Smith said Riess had stopped at one restaurant in the city about 40 miles from the Mexican border, but decided not to eat there. It was at that establishment that a worker recognized her and called authorities.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]A short time later, Riess clad in a yellow tank top was arrested at the Sea Ranch.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]She knew it was coming, Kinsey said. She was not surprised and offered no resistance.[/FONT]
[...]
http://www.startribune.com/authorit...iller-lois-riess-arrested-in-texas/480369133/
Authorities relieved after 'stone-cold killer' Lois Riess arrested in Texas
[FONT=&]Minnesota authorities work with feds, Florida to decide next stop for "Losing Streak Lois." [/FONT]
[FONT=&]APRIL 20, 2018 1:25PM
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[FONT=&]Riess, 56, was apprehended without incident Thursday night at a restaurant in South Padre Island, Texas, after a restaurant worker who had seen her picture on news reports called in a description of Riess and her car.[/FONT]
[FONT=&][...][/FONT]
[FONT=&]Riess was being held in jail in Texas while authorities from the Dodge County Sheriffs Office, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the state attorney in Florida work to determine where her next stop will be: either Minnesota, where she allegedly killed her husband in late March, or Florida, where she is accused of killing a 59-year-old woman and stealing her identity.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]Florida seem to be the most likely venue for Riess to be tried first as authorities there have already charged her with murder, grand theft of a motor vehicle, and grand theft and criminal use of personal identification. Second-degree charges in Dodge County are still pending, said Sheriff Scott Rose.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&]South Padre Island Police Chief Randy Smith said Riess had stopped at one restaurant in the city about 40 miles from the Mexican border, but decided not to eat there. It was at that establishment that a worker recognized her and called authorities.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]A short time later, Riess clad in a yellow tank top was arrested at the Sea Ranch.[/FONT]
[FONT=&]She knew it was coming, Kinsey said. She was not surprised and offered no resistance.[/FONT]
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She is smiling in her mug shot.
https://www.austindailyherald.com/2018/04/lois-riess-arrested-in-texas/
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[FONT=&]"I'm so glad she was caught," Tess Koster said, adding, "How can a gambling problem turn into murder?"[/FONT][FONT=&]
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http://www.startribune.com/fugitive...they-believe-she-came-to-kill-them/480411873/
Fugitive Lois Riess, aka 'Stormy Liberty' visited friends in Florida — and they believe she came to kill them
[FONT=&]"I'm happy to be alive and I feel lucky," said Blooming Prairie woman. [/FONT]
[FONT=&]APRIL 20, 2018 — 6:50PM
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MINN. — Suspected of murdering her husband, on the run from police in Minnesota, Lois Riess stopped to look up old friends in Florida.
They believe she came to kill them.
"I'm happy to be alive and I feel lucky," said Tess Koster, who told her story Friday in Blooming Prairie, where she and her husband returned Thursday night from Florida just in time to find out Riess had been captured in Texas.
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The Kosters believe they're the reason Riess fled to Fort Myers Beach, Fla., where Riess allegedly killed one of the Kosters' neighbors, 59-year-old Pamela Hutchinson.
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"I'm so glad she was caught," Tess Koster said, adding, "How can a gambling problem turn into murder?"
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http://www.startribune.com/fugitive...they-believe-she-came-to-kill-them/480411873/
Fugitive Lois Riess, aka 'Stormy Liberty' visited friends in Florida — and they believe she came to kill them
[FONT=&]"I'm happy to be alive and I feel lucky," said Blooming Prairie woman. [/FONT]
[FONT=&]APRIL 20, 2018 — 6:50PM
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BLOOMING PRAIRIE, MINN. — Suspected of murdering her husband, on the run from police in Minnesota, Lois Riess stopped to look up old friends in Florida.
They believe she came to kill them.
"I'm happy to be alive and I feel lucky," said Tess Koster, who told her story Friday in Blooming Prairie, where she and her husband returned Thursday night from Florida just in time to find out Riess had been captured in Texas.
[...]
The Kosters believe they're the reason Riess fled to Fort Myers Beach, Fla., where Riess allegedly killed one of the Kosters' neighbors, 59-year-old Pamela Hutchinson.
[...]
"I'm so glad she was caught," Tess Koster said, adding, "How can a gambling problem turn into murder?"
Video interview of former friend 
http://www.kare11.com/article/news/...s-recounts-chilling-fl-encounter/89-543850987
Former friend of Lois Riess recounts chilling FL encounter
Tess Koster believes the reason why Lois Riess traveled to Florida is because of an offer she made to her friend years ago.
MINNEAPOLIS - After a nationwide search and alleged murders in Minnesota and Florida, US Marshals finally caught up to Lois Riess in South Padre Island Texas.
Perhaps nobody was more relieved than Tess Koster.
"It could have been me," Koster said. "She came to Fort Myers Beach because of us."
Tess and her husband, Rod Koster, are Florida snowbirds who live in Blooming Prairie. She says they became friends with Lois and Dave Riess in 2005, even inviting them to visit them in Florida a few years ago.
"Got along great with them," Tess said. "They were great people."
[...]
http://www.kare11.com/article/news/...s-recounts-chilling-fl-encounter/89-543850987
Former friend of Lois Riess recounts chilling FL encounter
Tess Koster believes the reason why Lois Riess traveled to Florida is because of an offer she made to her friend years ago.
Updated: 11:12 PM CDT April 20, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS - After a nationwide search and alleged murders in Minnesota and Florida, US Marshals finally caught up to Lois Riess in South Padre Island Texas.
Perhaps nobody was more relieved than Tess Koster.
"It could have been me," Koster said. "She came to Fort Myers Beach because of us."
Tess and her husband, Rod Koster, are Florida snowbirds who live in Blooming Prairie. She says they became friends with Lois and Dave Riess in 2005, even inviting them to visit them in Florida a few years ago.
"Got along great with them," Tess said. "They were great people."
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Video interview of former friend
http://www.kare11.com/article/news/...s-recounts-chilling-fl-encounter/89-543850987
Former friend of Lois Riess recounts chilling FL encounter
Tess Koster believes the reason why Lois Riess traveled to Florida is because of an offer she made to her friend years ago.
Updated: 11:12 PM CDT April 20, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS - After a nationwide search and alleged murders in Minnesota and Florida, US Marshals finally caught up to Lois Riess in South Padre Island Texas.
Perhaps nobody was more relieved than Tess Koster.
"It could have been me," Koster said. "She came to Fort Myers Beach because of us."
Tess and her husband, Rod Koster, are Florida snowbirds who live in Blooming Prairie. She says they became friends with Lois and Dave Riess in 2005, even inviting them to visit them in Florida a few years ago.
"Got along great with them," Tess said. "They were great people."
[...]
This is so incredibly frightening
Another video interview - “Just shocked. Had no idea. Both Lois and Dave are the sweetest people. Or were. I don’t know what happened,”
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/04/20/minnesota-woman-sees-lois-riess-after-murder/
Minnesota Woman Shares Run-In With Lois Riess Days Before 2nd Murder
April 20, 2018 at 10:22 pm
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) — A Minnesota woman is sharing new details about a grandmother who police say went on a killing spree.
Tess Koster says she saw Lois Riess just days before she allegedly killed her second victim. Riess went missing March 23 after allegedly shooting and killing her husband in Blooming Prairie.
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WCCO’s Kate Raddatz shares how one Minnesota couple reported seeing Riess in Florida before she found her second victim.
“She came to Fort Meyers Beach because of us,” Tess Koster said.
Tess Koster, originally from Blooming Prairie, knew the Riess family for more than a decade.
“Have known them for years and years, they actually came and stayed at our cabin,” Koster said.
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“Just shocked. Had no idea. Both Lois and Dave are the sweetest people. Or were. I don’t know what happened,” Koster said.
Tess says that her daughter also got a phone call in Minnesota on the morning of April 2 from a woman, asking for the Koster’s address in Florida. She said she was a friend, but did not use her name.
[...]
http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2018/04/20/minnesota-woman-sees-lois-riess-after-murder/
Minnesota Woman Shares Run-In With Lois Riess Days Before 2nd Murder
April 20, 2018 at 10:22 pm
BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. (WCCO) — A Minnesota woman is sharing new details about a grandmother who police say went on a killing spree.
Tess Koster says she saw Lois Riess just days before she allegedly killed her second victim. Riess went missing March 23 after allegedly shooting and killing her husband in Blooming Prairie.
[...]
WCCO’s Kate Raddatz shares how one Minnesota couple reported seeing Riess in Florida before she found her second victim.
“She came to Fort Meyers Beach because of us,” Tess Koster said.
Tess Koster, originally from Blooming Prairie, knew the Riess family for more than a decade.
“Have known them for years and years, they actually came and stayed at our cabin,” Koster said.
[...]
“Just shocked. Had no idea. Both Lois and Dave are the sweetest people. Or were. I don’t know what happened,” Koster said.
Tess says that her daughter also got a phone call in Minnesota on the morning of April 2 from a woman, asking for the Koster’s address in Florida. She said she was a friend, but did not use her name.
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I wonder if Lois thought the Kosters were in MN at the time, and she thought shed just go to their FL home and take over Tesss identity. Then, was surprised to find them there and had to improvise. Dumb, though, to stay in that area and kill someone there, knowing the Kosters could identify her.
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That mug shot tho.....
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She doesn't come across as too smart anyway. The phone she got after getting rid of her 'Minnesota phone' was in the name of 'Stormy Liberty' - she could have just gotten a prepaid phone with no name attached at all. The nickname Losing Streak Lois sure does fit her! How cold hearted can you be... I'm feeling very bad for her family for the loss of David at the hands of someone they loved also... this will be very tough to deal with for them.
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No bond
Going to Florida
2 pistols in motel room
http://kstp.com/news/texas-authorit...prairie-lois-riess-held-without-bond/4875552/
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Going to Florida
2 pistols in motel room
http://kstp.com/news/texas-authorit...prairie-lois-riess-held-without-bond/4875552/
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Brief video of Saturday court hearing at this link. No handcuffs. She saunters in as if it's a day at the beach.
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/38011137...ppears-in-court-will-be-extradited-to-florida
Accused Fort Myers Beach killer to be extradited to Florida
Posted: Apr 21, 2018 5:55 PM
Updated: Apr 21, 2018 5:59 PM EDT
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/38011137...ppears-in-court-will-be-extradited-to-florida
Accused Fort Myers Beach killer to be extradited to Florida
Posted: Apr 21, 2018 5:55 PM
Updated: Apr 21, 2018 5:59 PM EDT
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