Tracey made coldblooded, detailed plans and then followed through with them, killing an innocent young neighbor in a set up of her ex to keep full custody of her son. Noah and mason roberts and their mother, tracey richter. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for tracy roberts. Michael roberts was found guilty of domestic assault which was performed in front to tracey and michaels sons bert pitman and noah roberts michael roberts also was found to have physically abused both noah and mason roberts and was placed on the child abuse registry. An iowa mother is hailed a hero when she shoots an intruder in her home.
William phelps is a true crime biography about tracey richter roberts. Sac county iowa attorney ben smith, suppressed recordings. Tracey richter roberts, 45, claimed she shot 20yearold dustin wehde in her home in 2001 after he and another man broke in and strangled her with pantyhose. The cold case investigation heats up as special agent trent vileta and prosecutor ben smith take over, and tracey starts to sweat. Former senator bill frist, third from left, and tracy roberts attended the inauguration of tennessee gov. But as the case evolves, investigators learn things are far from what they seem. Earlys claim to fame is that it is the crossroads of the nation, because iowa highway 71 and u. Hero claim rejected, iowa mom guilty of murder cbs news. Detectives face off against a master manipulator hellbent on revenge at any cost. Judge finds no one to like in lawsuit brought by ripoff. Tracey richters fiance, russ schertz, left, of omaha,her son bert pitman, center, and mother, anna richter, right, react monday, nov. Tracey roberts teaches and writes in the areas of taxation, property and environmental law. The iowa court of appeals has upheld the murder conviction of a former sac county woman. Tracey roberts associate professor samford university.
Richters exhusband prime murder suspect michael roberts and replacing it with defamatory information on tracey in order to influence the jury and their family members to convict ms. Tracey richter roberts gets life in prison for shooting dead. One scheming, dangerous woman tracey richters adversarial and bellicose history with her husbands could be viewed as a cautionary tale for professional men trolling for wives. Had the pleasure of meeting, listening to, and visiting with m. Join facebook to connect with tracy richter and others you may know. And when tracey sweats, she tends to engage in some truly bizarre behavior. Now, as to tracey richter roberts, sofia, whatever her name is currently or. I immediately wanted more information, and found this page. Former senate leader bill frist weds tracy roberts the. Separately, smith has filed an order to garnish funds from richters prison accounts. Iowa court effectively bars lifer from spending any money.
While difficult to read, it is well written and chronicles the story very well. The wife who tried to kill two husbands the tracey richter case wikipedia. In 2001, roberts fired nine shots from two guns into dustin wehde, a 20yearold neighbor who died on the floor of her bedroom. They had choked her unconscious, and when she came to she managed to get to her gun safe and take one of them down while the other fled out the back door. A fort dodge jury on monday convicted tracey richter of firstdegree murder in the dec. Tracey richter hailed hero for shooting home intruder.
But 10 years later she was foiund guilty of murdering her neighbor to frame her exhusband. Her story is a reallife play misty for me horror film featuring an attractive, sociopathic, revengeoriented protagonist willing to do whatever it. Thereby removing previously available public information implicating ms. Now, as to tracey richter roberts, sofia, whatever her name is currently or before, i found her one of the most reprehensible people i have ever come to know. She got away with a lot of things in her life, but by the time of the book, it was really starting to catch up with her. With rick barone, grayson eddey, phil gillen, connor hawke. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership.
I have started reading a book, supposedly written as a true crime novel, about my mothers case. Michael roberts founder of rexxfield lies about dr. As of the census of 2010, there were 557 people, 246 households, and 146 families living in the city. The series depicts high profile or bizarre cases of women accused of murder. Dustin wehde richter convicted of murder hero claim rejected, iowa mom guilty of murder iowa mom gets life in prison in neighbors death richter gets life in 2001 slaying richter sends letters to sex offender convicted iowa murderer tracey richter allowed to see kids lawyers for convicted killer tracey richter will argue for a new. Former early womans murder appeal turned down radio iowa. Iowa housewife tracey richter pittman roberts seemed to have it all. With the goal of writing and acting, she studied at the university of michigan and cornell university, and then moved to new york to study and perform with the greats of the actors studio lee strasberg, clifford odets, stella adler, elia kazan. Da ben smith swore in affidavits that darren meade never contacted him or anyone else until april 2012, after tracey richter was found guilty of. It is still valentines week so lets consider the extremes to which people will go for love. In her scholarship, professor roberts uses historical research, economic analysis, and tax policy.
Through out the history of the human race, injustice and corruption has been common place, yet when we see a person convicted of a crime or. The iowa court of appeals denied postconviction relief wednesday to tracey richter, whos serving life in prison in the slaying of 20yearold dustin wehde. Iowa housewife tracey pittman roberts seemed to have it all. Begin authorized statement the book beautifully cruel by m. John pittman and tracey richter met at the university of northwestern. Roberts, now known as tracey richter, was convicted last year of shooting dustin wehde, 20, to death in. Michael roberts authorized statement tracey richter aka. Each episode outlines whether the motivation for murder was revenge against a cheating husband or lover, a large insurance payoff, or the ending to years of abuse, with each murders circumstances as unique as the women profiled. Tracey roberts focuses her scholarship and teaching in the areas of taxation, property and environmental law.
Tracy roberts phone, address, background info whitepages. His book, beautifully cruel, tells the story of tracey roberts who mu. Tracey richter, center, is shown after being found guilty of firstdegree murder in webster county district court in fort dodge in november 2011. After 10 years, the cold case is brought back to life by a new prosecutor and a detective who was taking another look at the case. Police respond to a 911 call from an eleven year old boy who said his mom, tracey richter pitman roberts, had just been attacked by two intruders while her husband was out of town on business. Tracey richter pittman roberts just seemed to have a desire for vengeance, always trying to get even with someone for something, and it seemed like she didnt care who she used to do it with. Tracey richter pittman roberts cant seem to tell the truth andor keep her lies straight about the home invasion murder of dustin wehde. She murdered 2yearold dustin wehde in cold blood, execution style, in her bedroom. That being said, i was not surprised by her mother anna, saying. Lawyers for convicted killer tracey richter will argue for a new trial tracey richters murder conviction upheld in 2001 shooting of neighbor fatal vows. Tracey richter was found guilty of firstdegree murder in. Beautifully cruel is mostly a story about tracey richterroberts and the lengths to which she was willing to go for cash and personal sexual fulfillment, but buried within is an interesting story about what others are willing to do for love andor sex.
Bert pitman started this petition to governor terry branstad and 2 others. Tracey richter, serving a life sentence at the mitchellville womens prison in iowa, learned in april 2014 that she faces a new punishment as to her 2001 murder conviction. The early, iowa, home of tracey roberts is shown in september 2011. I will not post the name of the book, to deny any free advertising for. In her scholarship, professor roberts uses historical research, economic analysis, and tax policy and public finance tools to examine tax structures, environmental and land use regulation, and private governance systems. There were 287 housing units at an average density of 735. At the time of the separation from michael roberts, richter was battling dr. In january, 2011 sac county had a new prosecutor in ben smith, who went through years of files and months later filed a firstdegree murder charge. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory.
Tracey richter roberts, 45, claimed she shot 20yearold dustin wehde in her home in 2001 after he and another man broke in and strangled. Richter who was formerly tracey roberts, had moved to omaha, and was arrested there and charged after the new prosecutor took another look. Through out the history of the human race, injustice and corruption has been common. At the same time, she also married jerry adelman, worked as a model for illustrators and began. Tracey married australian entrepreneur michael roberts, following a.
Richters child support redirected des moines register. She needed a prop to try and set up her first husband for a contrived murderforhire scheme, in order to gain an. Richter, mom linked to harassment des moines register. Beautifully cruel is mostly a story about tracey richterroberts and the lengths to which she was. Tracey richter, listens emotionally as her mother, anna richter, testifies for the defense, thursday, nov. Tracey and michael appeared on the montel williams show claiming selfdefense in the shooting death of wehde. As we talk about the life and crimes of tracey richter, aka tracey pitman, aka tracey roberts, aka sophie edwards, we will examine how she managed to hurt so many people for so. Tracey richter pittman roberts cant seem to tell the truth andor keep. Very sad to see no posts have been added for almost 2. Phelps has written 38 books on true crime cases and has still is involved in a number of television shows. One scheming, dangerous woman tracey richter s adversarial and bellicose history with her husbands could be viewed as a cautionary tale for professional men trolling for wives.
In a world full of hope and horror, chaos and magick, where everything from electricity to government institutions has crumbled, a group of survivors must embark on a supernatural journey that will unite them in a fight for the ba. Tracey richter murder trial michael roberts failed polygraph about murder for hire scheme. Tracey richter falsely convicted evidence leads to overwhelming evidence to estranged husband michael roberts, rexxfield failed polygraph, witness. Tracey ann richterroberts, shown in a july 27 photo.