Rhinelander, Wis. (WHBL) - A Minoqua man is accused of killing his wife. William Schmidt, a native of Sheboygan, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide for causing the death of his wife - Lori - sometime between June 12th and June 18th. Police found Lori Schmidt’s decomposing body wrapped up in a comforter in the master bedroom closet June 17th after her parents called to say they had not talked to her for five days. A criminal complaint filed Friday in Oneida County describes a rocky marriage between William and Lori Schmidt and that Lori had told her mother before her death that her husband “was not a good person.” Schmidt confessed to his mother that he killed his wife but said it happened after she had passed out and that she did not suffer. He also admitted trying to kill himself three times but that he failed at each attempt. Schmidt turned himself in to police at his mother’s home in Sheboygan Falls on June 24th. He remains in the Oneida County Jail and will make his first court appearance on Monday.
