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June 6, 2022

Wisconsin Judge Found Bound and Murdered in Own Home
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A retired Wisconsin judge was fatally shot in his own home on Friday in
a targeted attack by a man he once sentenced to jail. Judge John Roemer
had served as a judge in the Juneau County Circuit Court from 2004 until
2017. He was found dead on Friday morning zip-tied to a chair. The
gunman was found alive in the judge's basement with a self-inflicted
bullet wound. The gunman reportedly had a hit list that also included
Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mc Connell, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers
and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.


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