Dyer pleads guilty to Price County murder, gets immediate life sentence | WSAU News/Talk 550 AM · 99.9 FM

Christopher Dyer

PHILLIPS, Wis. (WSAU) — A Price County man has admitted to killing a 57-year-old woman back in April.

Christopher Dyer pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of first-degree murder in the April 13 death of Denise Schwartz, who was found shot to death outside her Park Falls home. A firearm was also seized at the scene.

Investigators named Dyer a suspect about two weeks after the incident, although court records show he was taken into custody on April 15. In May, charges were officially brought against him.

The 50-year-old will be eligible for parole in 30 years, when he turns 80. He has been credited with more than 250 days he has already served in jail awaiting trial.