'The fight is not over': Sister of Werner Kunkel vows to keep seeking justice

'The fight is not over': Sister of Werner Kunkel vows to keep seeking justice

BISMARCK — A Devils Lake man who has spent 31 years in prison for a murder he claims he did not commit will remain behind bars. On Tuesday night, Nov. 4, the North Dakota Parole Board denied parole for 65-year-old Werner Kunkel, who later changed his name to Werner Rümmer. After a nearly three-hour in-person hearing where board members heard from Kunkel, his lawyer and a prosecutor, the parole board voted 3-0 to deny Kunkel parole. Kunkel’s sis…