Status: Incarcerated
On Oxygen's Snapped, Season 9, Episode 9 the story of the murder of her 20-year-old neighbor, Dustin Wehde by Tracey Richter is shown. The show is described as Tracey Richter staged a fake home invasion in December 2001, in which she shot her 20-year-old neighbor, Dustin Wehde, to death in an effort to frame her ex for the crime..This happened in Iowa.
Tracey Richter was convicted and given a life sentence.
The appeal includes: In December 2001, Tracey Richter shot and killed Dustin Wehde in her home. Richter stated she shot Wehde in self-defense during a home invasion. Richter was not charged at that time. Ten years later, a different county attorney, upon learning a new piece of information, charged Richter with murder in the first degree. Richter claimed the homicide was justified, but she was convicted as charged.
Tracey Richter is housed at Iowa Correctional Institution for Women. You can write to her at:
Tracey Richter 6556599
Iowa Correctional Institution for Women
420 Mill Street SW
Mitchellville, IA 50169
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You can see the evil in her eyes. What would provoke a woman to kill is certainly beyond one's comprehension. Sometimes evil lurks behind a pretty face. If I was dating today I would hire a private investigator for background checks and have a person talked for each season of the year!
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