Category: Chippewa County

Bail Set at $1 Million for Boy Accused of Killing 10-Year-Old Girl in Wisconsin

By Matt McKinney From Star Tribune CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—A 14-year-old boy accused of the rape and murder of 10-year-old Iliana “Lily” Peters appeared Wednesday before a circuit court judge who ordered him held on $1 million cash bail. Appearing in court via video from a juvenile detention facility, the defendant—an 8th grader and a lifelong…


Prosecutor: Teen Planned Rape, Killing of Wisconsin Girl

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis.—A 14-year-old boy accused of killing a 10-year-old Wisconsin girl knew the girl and planned the attack, knocking her down and choking her before sexually assaulting her, a prosecutor said Wednesday. The body of Illiana “Lily” Peters was found Monday along a walking trail just a day after she went missing while returning…