On July 26, 2011, 45 year old Tracey Ann Richter was arrested for the murder of 20 year old Dustin Wehde – a crime she is alleged to have committed nearly ten years earlier.
Initially, Richter was hailed as a hero. Her story was shared nation-wide in 2002, when she appeared on "The Montel Williams Show." With her husband at the time of the shooting holding onto her hand, she tearfully shared the story of how she bravely defended her family during a home invasion.However, as the investigation into the case continued over the course of the next ten years, evidence was uncovered by law enforcement that indicated that Wehde's death was no accident – in fact, the slaying appeared to have been specifically planned and executed by Richter herself in a plot to frame her ex-husband.