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Judge Demands Info On Schaffhausen's Mental Health
The father accused of killing his three daughters in River Falls, Wis. last summer made another appearance in court on Thursday.
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The father accused of killing his three daughters in River Falls, Wis. last summer made another appearance in court on Thursday.
A judge has accepted a father's plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease and defect, after he was accused of killing his three daughters in their River Falls, Wis. home.
The father accused of killing his three daughters in their River Falls, Wis. home entered an insanity plea on Wednesday, according to officials.
The deadline for Aaron Schaffhausen to enter a not guilty plea by reason of "insanity" has come and gone. The Dec. 14 deadline was set by St. Croix County circuit court Judge Howard Cameron.
Police in Wisconsin arrested a man after he dialed 911, possibly by accident, and started talking about how he hoped the police didn't catch him drinking and driving.
Aaron Schaffhausen once again showed no emotion as he was brought into the courtroom in shackles. The Defense is trying to get some evidence thrown out, including an interview where Schaffhausen sobbed when he was first arrested.
There will be another hearing in the murder case against Aaron Schaffhausen Monday in Hudson, Wis. Schaffhausen is accused of murdering his three young daughters this summer.
A father accused of murdering his three daughters in western Wisconsin headed to court Wednesday.
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A man accused of murdering his three daughters returned to court in Wisconsin Thursday afternoon.
A man accused of murdering his three daughters is scheduled to return to court in Wisconsin on Thursday.
Authorities are investigating after a 12-year-old child was run over by a school bus in River Falls, Wis. Friday afternoon.
Authorities in St. Croix County have arrested a jail inmate who had removed his GPS bracelet and escaped custody while out on a court-ordered job in River Falls, Wis.
A father accused of killing his three little girls returned to court Tuesday. Amara, Sophie, and Cecilla died in their River Falls home last month.
A man who is accused of killing his three daughters at their River Falls, Wis., home last month is scheduled to appear in St. Croix County Court on Tuesday.
The man accused of killing his three young daughters in River Falls, Wis., is facing an additional charge.
A River Falls Police dispatcher says the mother of three slain children was hysterical when she called for help.
A special prosecutor has been brought in to lead the case against a father accused of killing his three daughters in River Falls, Wis.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday evening for three young sisters who were murdered in River Falls last week.
A memorial service will be held Tuesday for the three young sisters who were murdered in River Falls, Wis., last week.
The River Falls community is balancing an annual celebration with the deaths of three young girls. Police say Aaron Schaffhausen killed his daughters Amara, Sophie, and Cecilia in their own home on Tuesday.
River Falls Police are requesting the public's assistance in finding a laptop computer and computer bag belonging to Aaron Schaffhausen, the father who murdered his three daughters on July 10.
The charges released Thursday explain how police think the River Falls triple homicide happened, but they don't answer the question on so many minds -- why?
A River Falls father was charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide Thursday in the deaths of his three young daughters.
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