Judge says 'Halloween Killer' will stay in mental health facility

Judge says 'Halloween Killer' will stay in mental health facility

A Fond du Lac judge on Tuesday denied a bid to reconsider the release of Gerald Turner, dubbed the "Halloween Killer."Turner was previously convicted of murder and sentenced to more than 38 years behind bars in connection with the death of 9-year-old Lisa Ann French.Turner was released from prison in 2018, then immediately sent to the secure, state-run mental health facility in Mauston.Since then, Turner and prosecutors have been involved in an …

Fond du Lac's "Halloween Killer" will remain confined to state mental hospital - KFIZ News-Talk 1450 AM

The Fond du Lac man dubbed the Halloween Killer, for killing a nine year old girl while she was trick or treating in a Fond du Lac neighborhood in 1973, has again been denied release from a state run mental health facility. Gerald Turner completed his original prison sentence for the murder in 1998 but was returned after a probation violation in 2003 sent him back for a 15 year sentence. Since 2018 when his sentence would have been up, Turner wa…