Emily Rogers death: Nicholas Matzen sentenced, 45 years prison
Matzen sentenced for Rogers' death
A judge sentenced Nicholas Matzen to 45 years in prison for the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Emily Rogers.
MILWAUKEE - A Milwaukee County judge sentenced 38-year-old Nicholas Matzen on Thursday, April 17, to 45 years in prison plus an additional 25 years of extended supervision in connection with the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Emily Rogers.
Nicholas Matzen statement prior to sentencing
Nicholas Matzen made a brief statement to the court ahead of his sentence being handed down.
Emily Rogers' homicide
What we know:
An ordeal that began in May 2022 is finally coming to a close.
Terry Rogers and Ammie Lyde drove from North Texas when they learned their daughter, 23-year-old Emily Rogers, was missing along with her infant daughter. The little girl was later found safe.
Emily Rogers
Rogers was last seen alive by her on-and-of again boyfriend, Nicholas Matzen, on April 27, 2022. That same day, Matzen was released from jail. Rogers planned to break up with Matzen.
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Rogers' body was found behind a St. Francis business days later.
Jury finds Matzen guilty
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury took a little more than two hours to reach the guilty verdicts against Matzen on Friday, March 7. He was also found guilty of hiding a corpse.
Nicholas Matzen
It had been 1,045 days since Rogers died. With thousands of road miles logged from North Texas to Milwaukee, Rogers' family felt closer to putting painful memories to rest.
Matzen's attorney said his client maintains his innocence.
What they're saying:
Rogers’ mother and father said they will be reminded of what was taken from them, as Emily's daughter – that she shared with Matzen – will live on.
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"I hope you never see freedom again," her father, Terry Rogers, said. "My granddaughter will know what you did to her mother."
"I don’t believe justice will be served, but this is the closest we can get," said Ammie Lyde, Rogers' mother. "My little girl suffered so horrendously."
Nicholas Matzen
The Source: The information in this post was provided by Wisconsin Circuit Court Access, the criminal complaint associated with this case as well as previous FOX6 News coverage.