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Jackson County woman now charged with murder in shooting death of man originally reported missing

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1 year ago

March 23, 2023

Criminal charges have now been filed against a group of people reportedly connected to the death of a Jackson County man. Just one of those suspects is charged with murder, and that’s Star Myers of Black River Falls, who first reported the man missing earlier this month.

Myers is accused of shooting the victim in the bedroom of her own house in the town of Manchester, and then hiding the body. She has a court hearing in Black River Falls on Friday.

Four other persons are charged in connection with the shooting, or concealing the body. Six people in all, including Myers, originally had been arrested after human remains were found at the alleged crime scene.

Authorities said Myers had called police two weeks ago, claiming the victim was missing, but other people later called and reported the shooting.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.