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Dental history could be part of Sackett murder case
Dental records could become a key piece of evidence in an upcoming La Crosse murder trial.
Erik Sackett is asking investigators to review the dental history of murder victim Erin Somvilai, to disprove a claim that two of Erin’s teeth were knocked out around the time she was killed.
Court documents say Sackett’s defense attorney hopes to prove that Erin lost teeth in a car crash months before she died.
A hearing on the request for the dental records is scheduled for May 6th.
Somvilai’s weighted-down body was discovered at a lake in Vernon County last June.
Sackett is accused of killing his former girlfriend to prevent her from falsely accusing him of rape.
He’s scheduled to have a two-week murder trial in La Crosse County this coming October.