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Suspect will stand trial in murder

Friday, June 6, 2008

A pathologist says a convenience store clerk in Tomahawk was beaten so brutally she would have died even if she hadn’t been stabbed three times in the back.

The testimony came at a hearing on Thursday morning for 18-year-old Derek Domke of Tomahawk, who was ordered to stand trial for first-degree intentional homicide and armed robbery by Lincoln County Judge Glenn Hartley.

Domke is accused of robbing and killing 25-year-old Rochelle Anderson of Irma last March at Zephyr Fuel gas and convenience store located on North Fourth Street in Tomahawk. According to court records, Domke lived on East Prospect, across the street from Zephyr Fuel. According to the criminal complaint, investigators found Domke’s fingerprints and palm print in Anderson’s blood in the men’s bathroom at the convenience store.

A store manager of Zephyr Fuel testified that between $400.00 and $500.00 and a computer tower were discovered missing the day after Anderson’s death. A pathologist also testified that the victim had defensive wounds on her hands, and that her head injuries were so severe they were similar to something seen in a vehicle crash.

Domke is scheduled to enter a plea on Monday, June 23.

Rochelle Anderson homicide investigation files

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