Man accused of killing Berit Beck to go on trial in February 2018

FOND DU LAC -- A February 12, 2018 trial date has been set for Dennis Brantner's second trial for allegedly killing Berit Beck.

Last summer, a trial resulted in a hung jury for the August 22, 1990, murder of the Racine County woman as she traveled through Fond du Lac County.

At a hearing Monday, the four-week trial was set, as were pre-trial hearings on June 20, Oct. 24, Dec. 13, and Jan. 29, according to court records.

Authorities who re-examined the cold case say they matched fingerprints on evidence recovered from Beck's van to Brantner. He was first identified as a suspect in 2014. He has denied killing Beck.

Berit Beck

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