Who is Tracey Richter’s husband in 2022? She was convicted following the Dustin Wehde murder case.
Tracey Richter is a convicted murderer. She was blamed for defending her children during a brutal home invasion, that happened in the year 2001.
The story of Richter has been featured on NBC Dateline’s titled episode ‘Twisted’. Before that, her story was also featured on Diabolical Women.
Who Is Tracey Richter? Her Wiki
Tracey Ann Richter was born around 1966 and raised in Chicago. She was a cheerful woman with a bright future ahead.
She is a mother of two children, who has been married twice in her lifetime.
In 2011, she was arrested at a mall in Omaha and was charged with first-degree murder.
Who Is Tracey Richter Husband In 2022?
Tracey Richter was first married to John Pitman, a plastic surgeon whom she had met in med school.
A year later, the pair welcomed their only child, a son named Bert. Their marriage did not last long, as Tracey was having psychological issues.
In 1996, the couple had finalized their divorce. Then, she began dating a man named Michael Roberts.
Eighteen days after meeting the young man, Richter tied the knot with him. However, a few months later, Tracey was cheating on Michael.
The couple later welcomed two children: Noah in 1998 and Mason in 2000. Meanwhile, the pair also was good friends with Dustin Wehde.
Tracey and Michael often went to church together with Wehde. They also played paintball together and he even mowed their lawn.
We’re discussing Tracey Richter on the latest episode of the True Crime All The Time podcast. Tracey shot and killed 20-year-old Dustin Wehde in 2001. Was it self-defense or cold-blooded murder? #truecrimepodcast pic.twitter.com/kayL27xBg8
— TrueCrimeAllTheTime (@TCAllTheTime) March 25, 2021
Is She In Jail For Dustin Wehde Murder?
Dustin Wehde’s death was assumed to be in self-defense at first. He was shot nine times from two separate guns
The incident had happened on December 13, 2001, at the home of Richter and Michael.
According to Tracey, Dustin and an unknown man barged through her unlocked door. They had strangled her with a pair of pantyhose.
After managing to escape, the lady had used her 9 mm semi-automatic handgun to shoot Dustin.
When that gun was emptied, she grabbed a revolver and killed him. Meanwhile, the strange man had gotten away.
Tracey claimed, “I did what I had to do to protect my family.” No charges were made upon the lady after hearing from her.
After some years, Tracey tried to frame her husband Michael. She also claimed he broke into her car in 2009 and left photos of Dustin’s body inside.
However, no evidence of break-in was ever found. A theory also suggests that Tracey wanted to kill Dustin to implicate John, in her murder.
Richter was arrested at a mall in Omaha and charged with first-degree murder. She faced life in prison and was extradited back to Iowa.