Woman referred for charge in Taycheedah prison death of Cindy Schulz-Juedes

Larry Gallup and Karen Madden, Fond du Lac Reporter
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Cindy Schulz-Juedes talks with defense attorney Earl Gray after her arraignment on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, at the Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau, Wis. Schulz-Juedes pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree intentional homicide for the 2006 death of her husband, Kenneth Juedes.
Cindy Schulz-Juedes talks with defense attorney Earl Gray after her arraignment on Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, at the Marathon County Courthouse in Wausau, Wis. Schulz-Juedes pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree intentional homicide for the 2006 death of her husband, Kenneth Juedes.

FOND DU LAC - A 27-year-old woman was referred for a homicide charge in the death of 68-year-old Cindy Schulz-Juedes in the Taycheedah Correctional Institution, Fond du Lac Police Chief Aaron Goldstein said Friday in a news release.

Schulz-Juedes was found unresponsive in her cell July 19 and later died. She had been sentenced to life in prison for the 2006 death of her husband in Marathon County.

Goldstein said the woman referred for the homicide charge "has remained in custody through the Department of Corrections."

Schulz-Juedes continued to say she was not guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the Aug. 29, 2006, death of her husband, Kenneth Juedes, after a jury found her guilty on Oct. 26, 2021. Marathon County Circuit Judge Michael Moran sentenced Schulz-Juedes on June 8, 2022, to life in prison without the possibility of release.

Schulz-Juedes was in the process of appealing her conviction. On June 16, her attorneys filed a motion to extend the time limits for the appeal and, four days later, the Court of Appeals granted the motion, according to online records.

Juedes was shot twice on Aug. 29, 2006. According to court documents, Schulz-Juedes went to a neighbor's house the next morning and said Juedes had blood all over his chest.

Schulz-Juedes told police she slept in a camper outside the couple's home the night before to avoid noise from the house, according to the complaint. Detectives learned Juedes had given Schulz-Juedes a shotgun similar to the one used to shoot Juedes. They also learned that Juedes' estate, including various life insurance policies, was worth more than $950,000.

Prosecutors filed charges against Schulz-Juedes on Dec. 13, 2019, more than 13 years after the homicide.

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This article originally appeared on Appleton Post-Crescent: Woman referred for charge in prison death of Cindy Schulz-Juedes