I went to school with Berit. I didn't know her very well but we had mutual friends & spoke a few times. She was always very sweet. Many people in my class helped with searching for her & some of my friends sang at her funeral. It was so devasting to the community. To this day, every so often I will go to the cemetery to pay my respects to her.
Such a sad, haunting story. It's good the family setup a scholarship for aspiring young musicians in ber memory. I'm a Wisconsin native and Berit's name will never be forgotten here. My heartfelt sympathy to her parents and family. What a tragic waste. Beautiful, talented young girl on the brink of a promising future. Savor each day. You never know what evil lurks around the corner.
We have the Berit beck award at case highschool for seniors in music. It’s a scholarship for who ever wins at the senior recital that night. When i graduated in 2016 at Case, her parents attended and had attended every year. Sweet sweet people. Bless them and all the students they have graced with the scholarship. Her picture is still in our band room.
I am a Iowa native and an unsolved disappearance of a young woman on the July 4th still haunts me. It has been 23 years and no arrests and she has not been found. So very sad.
I’m a lifeline Wisconsin resident and just seeing this video. I’m happy that the 1991 possible suspect did not get charged and was ruled out due to fingerprints. If it wasn’t for that he would’ve likely been charged and Dennis would still be free.
I worked with Kurt’s Mom and I remember Kurt & Barry visiting. They were so in love Both families were such wonderful people. When she disappeared, we were all so devastated. I remember it like it was yesterday. This made me cry all over again. 💔
I ran a hotel at the time she disappeared. One of my employees swore she saw Berit come into our hotel and use our public restroom and leave quickly. She reported it to police and the police never followed up on it.
This is exactly why it is so important for victims' families, as well as the media, to keep bringing attention to cold casese and advocating for a continued investigation. There are SO many stories of cases with DNA or fingerprint evidence that were simply never entered into a database or even tested as technology improved. So many of these cases could have been solved 30+ years before they were if police had only given it the least bit of attention.
Why are people so damn evil? I pray for her and i hope her family can find some peace knowing she's in heaven and they get to be reunited one day. God Bless everyone 🙏🏻
I wonder that everyday I think sometimes it's envy and jealousy and some people don't want to see other people make a better way for themselves or excel in their lives ..❤RIP young lady sad watching now ..
It’s about evidence . Can the burden of proof be met after so much time ?? Also wisc does have wild rules it’s not illegal for police officers to interrogate minors without notifying their Guardian! Nuts right ?
@@Lee-n2n1tWrong. It depends on the circumstances, but LE can speak with minor witnesses and victims without parental consent. In Dassey's case, not only did his mom give her consent to let him talk to police without a parent or lawyer present, but he was considered a witness until he began making incriminating statements. She decided to go outside and smoke a cigarette while her minor son spoke to the police.
I am from West Central Wisconsin and I was only 16 when this happened , but I remember this tragedy like it was yesterday! Very scary, so very sad! My thoughts and prayers have always been and will always be with Berit's loved ones!! ❤ ✝️ 🩵 RIP: 🙏😇 SWEET Berit .... fly high 🪽
I was 18 when this happened and remember it very well. I live in southeastern Wisconsin in a suburb of Milwaukee and it still sends shivers down my spine.
I lived in Racine at the time and was only a few years older than Berit. The case still haunts me. It’s made me a little overprotective of my own daughter. I’m glad they finally caught the guy, but who knows who else like this is lurking out there?
Cannot believe he only got 10 years for the murder of Berit. This case further proves how UNjust the Justice system is to so many victims of homicide. My heart goes out to Berit’s family for all they have had to endure.
I remember that and I was pulled over with my mom in my car because I looked like her, I graduated in 1988. A truck driver had reported that he saw her and the police pulled me over to i.d. me. Thats when i started carrying a pistol in my car when traveling. He's a lucky guy that her parents are old godly people. Im now 54 and i remember this case still and he'd be missing if that were my daughter.
Dennis is an evil monster who should not be allowed to walk free in only 13 short years! Beautiful, young Berit will never take a breath of life again or feel the sunshine on her face or get married or have children because of that monster!
I first heard about this case a few years ago. I grew up in Menasha, WI and now reside in Appleton. I'm more familiar with the Laurie Depies case where she disappeared at her apartment complex parking lot in Town of Menasha/Appleton
I live about 80 miles from where this happened and I remember it well. Posters with her picture were every where. An absolute heart breaking crime. Brantner will be released in just 5 more years.
The “Justice” system once again looking after the Guilty more than the victim, as usual a woman. He gets to live his idea and hers is ended so soon. I am so sorry for this victim and her family. Juries should be made of professionals, like nurses etc. Too often the juries just don’t get it. Or choose the jurists in a different way. I know you can have people who are smart without degrees, but all you need is one person who likes to go against the grain and the trial is left unresolved.
12:18 if Brantner was arrested the year prior those latent prints were never entered into AFIS at all. Since his prints were on file they would've gotten an immediate hit and had access to fresh evidence. This guy was free for decades merely because someone dropped the ball. Next time you mess up at work, remember, at least you didn't screw something up like this.
Such a beautiful and by all accounts lovely young lady so heart-breaking what happened to her and the pain her family has gone through. Dennis you are a coward and always will be.
It is impossible to explain how his fingerprints were found in her car, which is in enough evidence to erase any reasonable doubt..any of the jurors that didn’t recognize that have blood on their hands.
How was it a reckless homicide? Makes it sound like he made a mistake. It was a premeditated act and lying in wait. Sometimes juries are just not smart
The jury got it right, as sad as it is. Proving that he touched some things in the van doesn't at all prove that he committed the murder. And I have no idea how you could possibly think a case can be made for lying in wait here. The jury is far smarter than you. First degree reckless homicide = voluntary manslaughter.
It would improve the user experience if we had the option to turn on closed captions. This is one of the few channels I've seen that deliberately turns them off. Why?
Weird ....if she was so promising why was she going to work at some clerical job and not going to college? And you can hold out plenty of of hope without faith. 🙄
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Actually very upset coming across this episode. I’m from Racine 5 min from Sturtevant and also a J. I. Case high school graduate (81) I remember this vividly. And then not being able to arrest and punish the ****** that did this for so long. It was horrible.
A lot of people living off the Government thru farming and benefits there-I grew up when we were proud to work and now they need government assistance to live on a farm
I’m sorry I get it he is guilty but there IS REASONABLE DOUBT. I honestly think jurors do not understand the instructions. I’m sorry, but truth is truth.
I'm not sure why is that an unusual thing? I was her same age back then. I had a pink hairbrush that had the bristles all around the diameter of the brush. Looked pretty girly to me. You sure knew whose brush it was and would not be confused with my dad's hairbrush.
Why would Mr Brantner to come forward, admit the crime, or lead authorities to her body, when he wasn't on anybody radar, as the mother questioned. He managed to remain free for 23 years.
As a juror, there is NO Way that I would've voted "guilty" on this guy. Who knows and who cares how his fingerprints got in her car because unless they can prove where he was when the kidnapping actually happened those fingerprints are just a "red herring". They are a Meaningless Coincidence. . This murder could have been easily committed by a stranger passing through town, to wit, a Traveling Serial Killer.
well if he had not done it he wouldn't have agreed to it. he would have fought through it all. There is no way fingerprints of a stranger can be in a car you have never been in.
Well, thank the Lord above you weren't on that jury ❤ if I were on that jury, I would have voted guilty. There were no reasonable reasons why his fingerprints were on anything in that van.
I went to school with Berit. I didn't know her very well but we had mutual friends & spoke a few times. She was always very sweet. Many people in my class helped with searching for her & some of my friends sang at her funeral. It was so devasting to the community. To this day, every so often I will go to the cemetery to pay my respects to her.
Such a sad, haunting story. It's good the family setup a scholarship for aspiring young musicians in ber memory. I'm a Wisconsin native and Berit's name will never be forgotten here. My heartfelt sympathy to her parents and family. What a tragic waste. Beautiful, talented young girl on the brink of a promising future. Savor each day. You never know what evil lurks around the corner.
same and very close to this.
Well said.
We have the Berit beck award at case highschool for seniors in music. It’s a scholarship for who ever wins at the senior recital that night. When i graduated in 2016 at Case, her parents attended and had attended every year. Sweet sweet people. Bless them and all the students they have graced with the scholarship. Her picture is still in our band room.
These reports are so well done. Thank you for your efforts. ❤
I am a Iowa native and an unsolved disappearance of a young woman on the July 4th still haunts me. It has been 23 years and no arrests and she has not been found. So very sad.
I’m a lifeline Wisconsin resident and just seeing this video. I’m happy that the 1991 possible suspect did not get charged and was ruled out due to fingerprints. If it wasn’t for that he would’ve likely been charged and Dennis would still be free.
I worked with Kurt’s Mom and I remember Kurt & Barry visiting. They were so in love Both families were such wonderful people. When she disappeared, we were all so devastated. I remember it like it was yesterday. This made me cry all over again. 💔
I ran a hotel at the time she disappeared. One of my employees swore she saw Berit come into our hotel and use our public restroom and leave quickly.
She reported it to police and the police never followed up on it.
This is exactly why it is so important for victims' families, as well as the media, to keep bringing attention to cold casese and advocating for a continued investigation. There are SO many stories of cases with DNA or fingerprint evidence that were simply never entered into a database or even tested as technology improved. So many of these cases could have been solved 30+ years before they were if police had only given it the least bit of attention.
Why are people so damn evil? I pray for her and i hope her family can find some peace knowing she's in heaven and they get to be reunited one day. God Bless everyone 🙏🏻
I wonder that everyday I think sometimes it's envy and jealousy and some people don't want to see other people make a better way for themselves or excel in their lives ..❤RIP young lady sad watching now ..
@@melissadavis225 Strangulation is a sexually motivated crime.
There is a statute of limitations on second degree reckless homicide in Wisconsin?! Wow, what an insane law!
It’s about evidence . Can the burden of proof be met after so much time ??
Also wisc does have wild rules it’s not illegal for police officers to interrogate minors without notifying their Guardian! Nuts right ?
@@RicheeBeyou’re correct. Brandon Dassy comes to mind.
@@Lee-n2n1tNo, his mother gave her consent. She also didn’t want to be in the room.
@@Lee-n2n1tWrong. It depends on the circumstances, but LE can speak with minor witnesses and victims without parental consent. In Dassey's case, not only did his mom give her consent to let him talk to police without a parent or lawyer present, but he was considered a witness until he began making incriminating statements. She decided to go outside and smoke a cigarette while her minor son spoke to the police.
They didn't say that, learn to listen....he said.....they had NO EVIDENCE TO PROVE A 2ND DEGREE MURDER CHARGE.....
Good grief.....what TF.
I am from West Central Wisconsin and I was only 16 when this happened , but I remember this tragedy like it was yesterday! Very scary, so very sad! My thoughts and prayers have always been and will always be with Berit's loved ones!! ❤ ✝️ 🩵
RIP: 🙏😇 SWEET Berit .... fly high 🪽
I was 18 when this happened and remember it very well. I live in southeastern Wisconsin in a suburb of Milwaukee and it still sends shivers down my spine.
I lived in Racine at the time and was only a few years older than Berit. The case still haunts me. It’s made me a little overprotective of my own daughter. I’m glad they finally caught the guy, but who knows who else like this is lurking out there?
Cannot believe he only got 10 years for the murder of Berit. This case further proves how UNjust the Justice system is to so many victims of homicide. My heart goes out to Berit’s family for all they have had to endure.
I remember that and I was pulled over with my mom in my car because I looked like her, I graduated in 1988. A truck driver had reported that he saw her and the police pulled me over to i.d. me. Thats when i started carrying a pistol in my car when traveling.
He's a lucky guy that her parents are old godly people. Im now 54 and i remember this case still and he'd be missing if that were my daughter.
so he basically he got next to nothing for killing her.
Dennis is an evil monster who should not be allowed to walk free in only 13 short years! Beautiful, young Berit will never take a breath of life again or feel the sunshine on her face or get married or have children because of that monster!
I first heard about this case a few years ago. I grew up in Menasha, WI and now reside in Appleton. I'm more familiar with the Laurie Depies case where she disappeared at her apartment complex parking lot in Town of Menasha/Appleton
I lived through this miscarriage of justice. Unfortunately, the judicial system has been tainted for decades.
I would believe that ❕
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I live about 80 miles from where this happened and I remember it well. Posters with her picture were every where. An absolute heart breaking crime. Brantner will be released in just 5 more years.
Unfortunately it’s Wisconsin even driving now you go miles without seeing ANYONE . I live near Eau Claire
She was such a beautiful young lady. How terribly sad. Justice was not done here.
The “Justice” system once again looking after the Guilty more than the victim, as usual a woman. He gets to live his idea and hers is ended so soon. I am so sorry for this victim and her family. Juries should be made of professionals, like nurses etc. Too often the juries just don’t get it. Or choose the jurists in a different way. I know you can have people who are smart without degrees, but all you need is one person who likes to go against the grain and the trial is left unresolved.
So you want to hand pick a jury to achieve a singular predetermined outcome and call it justice? Hmmm🤔
Very. Disturbing and. Very. Sad
Such a shame 😒 No one just don't disappear 💯 RIP Young Lady 🙏🏾 💛🕊️💐
I've lived in FDL for 5 years, and I love it
Alfred Plea, aka why bother plea. God only knows the evils, that the suspect committed in between.
12:18 if Brantner was arrested the year prior those latent prints were never entered into AFIS at all. Since his prints were on file they would've gotten an immediate hit and had access to fresh evidence. This guy was free for decades merely because someone dropped the ball. Next time you mess up at work, remember, at least you didn't screw something up like this.
Bless her heart
Such a beautiful and by all accounts lovely young lady so heart-breaking what happened to her and the pain her family has gone through. Dennis you are a coward and always will be.
It is impossible to explain how his fingerprints were found in her car, which is in enough evidence to erase any reasonable doubt..any of the jurors that didn’t recognize that have blood on their hands.
So freaking sad!!😢
Hello from Milwaukee.❤
How was it a reckless homicide? Makes it sound like he made a mistake. It was a premeditated act and lying in wait. Sometimes juries are just not smart
The jury got it right, as sad as it is. Proving that he touched some things in the van doesn't at all prove that he committed the murder. And I have no idea how you could possibly think a case can be made for lying in wait here. The jury is far smarter than you. First degree reckless homicide = voluntary manslaughter.
It’s about the evidence presented.. you all forget that part . It must meet the burden of BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT that’s not necessarily easy
It would improve the user experience if we had the option to turn on closed captions. This is one of the few channels I've seen that deliberately turns them off. Why?
Very sad. I’m sorry to family and friends. Law Enforcement and jurors.
Weird ....if she was so promising why was she going to work at some clerical job and not going to college?
And you can hold out plenty of of hope without faith. 🙄
How tf do they lose evidence?
Human error
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I can never understand what drives someone to kill. To take the life of an innocent person.
This is really sad
Actually very upset coming across this episode. I’m from Racine 5 min from Sturtevant and also a J. I. Case high school graduate (81) I remember this vividly. And then not being able to arrest and punish the ****** that did this for so long. It was horrible.
Anyone heard of Rose Bly Larson who vanished from Wolf Creek WI in 2009?
Only because of her connection to Summer Wells. I wish there was more info available on that.
For a long time there was a Fond du Lac Jane Doe I wonder if she is part of all of this
This is when you take someone to the train station because the justice system doesn't work.
A lot of people living off the Government thru farming and benefits there-I grew up when we were proud to work and now they need government assistance to live on a farm
🙏🏻💜💜🙏🏻
I’m sorry I get it he is guilty but there IS REASONABLE DOUBT. I honestly think jurors do not understand the instructions. I’m sorry, but truth is truth.
I have to agree not enough evidence
Shame on him
I believe that more than one person was involved in her abduction.
I slso believe that there are more victims.
Did they test the DNA on and hair follicles in the hair brush?
Woman's type hairbrush??
Yeah I smirked at that also…
I'm not sure why is that an unusual thing? I was her same age back then. I had a pink hairbrush that had the bristles all around the diameter of the brush. Looked pretty girly to me. You sure knew whose brush it was and would not be confused with my dad's hairbrush.
Damn so she didn’t even get out of fondulac
Why would Mr Brantner to come forward, admit the crime, or lead authorities to her body, when he wasn't on anybody radar, as the mother questioned.
He managed to remain free for 23 years.
As a juror, there is NO Way that I would've voted "guilty" on this guy. Who knows and who cares how his fingerprints got in her car because unless they can prove where he was when the kidnapping actually happened those fingerprints are just a "red herring". They are a Meaningless Coincidence.
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This murder could have been easily committed by a stranger passing through town, to wit, a Traveling Serial Killer.
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well if he had not done it he wouldn't have agreed to it. he would have fought through it all. There is no way fingerprints of a stranger can be in a car you have never been in.
@@LavishTrotter That is the truth. If he was innocent he would not have accepted anytime behind it. He did this!
Well, thank the Lord above you weren't on that jury ❤ if I were on that jury, I would have voted guilty. There were no reasonable reasons why his fingerprints were on anything in that van.
Thank God you were not part of that JURY! You are part of the system that is corrupted yet supposed to look out for civilians!