2/24/24 FDL Man Found Guilty of Murder
24 February 2024 News
Following a five-day jury trial in Fond du Lac County court a Fond du Lac man was convicted of killing 51-year-old Jacquelyn Jo Rooney. The jury deliberated for 40 minutes Friday before finding 58-year-old Gary Davis guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, mayhem, and hiding a corpse. Rooney was reported missing on November 12th of 2022. Her car was found outside a bar and when Fond du Lac police went to her residence, they discovered her body under blankets and debris. She died of a dozen stab wounds to her torso and blunt force trauma to her head. It’s believed she was killed on November 9th of 2022. According to the criminal complaint she and Davis were dating, and both lived in the same apartment building. Investigators learned the two were having relationship problems and Davis had physically attacked her at some point. Davis faces the possibility of life in prison. Judge Douglas Edelstein will decide whether Davis will have the possibility of parole. A sentencing date hasn’t been set yet.
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