Lois Riess, who had a penchant for visiting casinos, “had been there, but left,” before authorities got there, Rose said.
It was unclear how long he had been dead, Rose said.Īuthorities were unable to find his wife, but a tip led them to the Diamond Jo Casino off Interstate 35 just across the border in Northwood, Iowa, on March 24. 218 outside Blooming Prairie and found he had been shot several times. One of David Riess’ business partners asked Dodge County authorities to conduct a welfare check after he had not been seen for a couple of weeks. He eventually sold his shop and opened a commercial worm farm, the Prairie Wax Worm Farms, outside Blooming Prairie, a city of about 2,000 people that straddles the border of Dodge and Steele counties about 85 miles south of the Twin Cities. Second-degree murder charges are expected to be filed against Riess in Dodge County by early next week in connection with the death of David Riess, Rose said.ĭavid Riess grew up in Rochester and opened a bait shop there after serving in the U.S. Hutchinson’s car, identification, cash and credit cards were missing when Lee County deputies were called to her unit on San Carlos Boulevard.
Riess became a suspect in Hutchinson’s murder after authorities in Florida this week found a white 2005 Cadillac Escalade that Riess was believed to have been driving after her husband’s death. They also said they suspect Riess used the same firearm to kill Hutchinson as she used to kill her husband, David Riess, who was found shot to death on the couple’s farm property on March 23, said Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose. Florida authorities on Friday announced they have filed murder, grand theft of a motor vehicle and grand theft and criminal use of personal identification charges against Riess.