Officials link man to Berit Beck death - Fond du Lac Reporter
Officials link man to Berit Beck death Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink said 61-year-old Dennis Brantner of Kenosha was arrested after making an appearance for an unrelated charge at the Kenosha County courthouse. ac/1ChlyLj FOND DU LAC — After nearly 25 years of dead ends, speculation and countless hours of detective work, an arrest has been made in the murder investigation of Berit Beck. The 18-year-old Beck was murdered in July 1990 after she stopped in Fond du Lac while traveling from her home in Sturtevant to Appleton for a work seminar. Her body was discovered six weeks later in a ditch in rural western Fond du Lac County. Fond du Lac County Sheriff Mick Fink said 61-year-old Dennis Brantner of Kenosha was arrested around 11:30 a. m. on March 27 without incident on an arrest warrant for first-degree murder after making an appearance for an unrelated charge at the... Brantner was transported to the Fond du Lac County jail. The Kenosha County Sheriff's Office and Kenosha Police Department assisted with the arrest. A press conference is scheduled for 11 a. m. Monday, March 30 at the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department. Beck's family has asked for privacy. We request that our privacy be respected as this process unfolds," the family said through a Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Department press release. Source: www.fdlreporter.com
