Vigil held for four Minnesotans found dead in Wisconsin

WHEELER, WIS. – The Minneapolis peace activist K.G. Wilson and the father of a woman killed in a quadruple homicide traveled together Wednesday to the spot in rural western Wisconsin where the woman's body was found, holding a brief vigil and praying for answers in the case.

Standing near the cornfield where his daughter's body was found Sunday inside an abandoned SUV, Damone Presley Sr. said he was just, "Bewildered that this is where my daughter ended up."

"I'm a believer that justice will come due," he added.

The Dunn County, Wis., Sheriff's Office didn't release any new information about the investigation Wednesday. The day before, the agency said the motive was still a mystery.

Sheriff Kevin Bygd added that the killer or killers likely are no longer in the area.

The dead include Matthew Pettus, 26, and half-sister Jasmine C. Sturm, 30, both of St. Paul. Sturm's boyfriend, 35-year-old Loyace Foreman III, and 30-year-old Nitosha Flug-Presley of Stillwater, a close friend of Sturm's, were also found in the black SUV.

The vehicle was driven about 50 feet into a cornfield near the intersection of County Highways F and VVV, just east of the Sheridan Town Hall, according to Bygd.

He urged people to contact the Sheriff's Office if they know anything relevant to the case. "If you know something, say something," he said. "You could be the one to help bring justice."

Wilson said he reached out on Facebook this week to see if anyone in the area where Flug-Presley's body was found would be willing to help him hold a vigil. Sarina Buck, who lives about 9 miles from the crime scene, said she saw Wilson's plea and helped lead him to the spot Wednesday evening.

"I feel this will get solved," Buck said. "Somebody saw something."

Erica Peterson of Menomonie saw a notice about the vigil on social media and quickly drove the 20 miles to join it. She arrived with her children and a friend as Wilson led a prayer and then released balloons.

"It's just heartbreaking," she said.

"It's a lot of detective work, down to what they bought at the gas station," Peterson said.

She used to live on St. Paul's East Side but left for Menomonie to get away from violent crime.

"We're just here to pay our respects," she said.