Crime & Safety

Report: Killer Died in Prison from Drug Overdose

David Wapp died Nov. 8, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He killed a Waukesha woman in September 2009.

A man who killed a 21-year-old Waukesha woman in September 2009 died from a drug overdose in prison, according to a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report.

David A. Wapp, 31, died Nov. 8, according to the newspaper, but the official cause of death was recently released.

The woman, Samantha Peterson, who was at one time engaged to Wapp, was stabbed dozens of times by Wapp days after he was released from prison, according to court documents. Wapp was convicted and sentenced to life in prison following a jury trial.

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