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Juneau County woman accused of killing boyfriend and hiding body from police

Published

5 years ago

November 19, 2019

A cash bond of $1 million has been set for a Necedah, Wis., woman accused of killing her boyfriend and trying to hide his body from police.

Crystal Pharis appeared in Juneau County court on Tuesday on seven criminal counts, including 1st degree murder and neglecting a child.

Pharis is suspected of murdering Jason Dailey at their home earlier this month.

When a sheriff’s deputy came to the house last week after Dailey was reported missing, Pharis said that Jason had left on his own.

The deputy left, but returned a short time later to find Pharis unconscious after allegedly taking pills.

She and her two-month-old baby were both taken to a hospital, but the baby was not hurt.

Dailey’s body was found next to a bed, and was covered with blankets and pillows.

Pharis has been ordered not to have unsupervised contact with the baby.

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.