Appleton Police Chief Todd Thomas speaks to USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin about the impact of three violent deaths in about two weeks. The incidents occurred on the 900 block of North Durkee St. on Friday, May 27; the 900 block of South Kensington Dr.
Amid a backdrop of stark crime scene photographs and detailed witness descriptions, prosecutors continued Thursday to build a circumstantial case against Dennis Brantner, charged with the 1990 murder of teenager Berit Beck.