Anyone with Information on Deidre Week Case is Encouraged to Come Forward
VESPER, WI (OnFocus) – Nearly 29 years has passed and Deidre Week’s family continues to fight for justice after her tragic death. The unsolved 1995 hit-and-run case in Vesper, Wisconsin is still at the forefront of community discussion. A new Case Discussion Group on Facebook was established this year and anyone with information on the case is encouraged to contact Wood County Sheriff’s Department.
(RELATED: Read a letter from Deidre’s family )
Case documents are available for viewing on the Justice for Deidre website. According to these reports, on March 24, 1995, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a hit-and-run vehicle struck and killed 11-year-old Deidre Week as she pedaled home after play practice.
After first stopping at Winch’s Mini Mart to buy treats for her and her brother, Deidre headed for home (just a few minutes away) on County Highway HH, immediately north of Vesper, Wisconsin. The sole eyewitness to the event reported that there were two people in the hit-and-run vehicle.
Her death at the time was classified as a hit-and-run. (The statute of limitations to file hit-and-run charges expired in 2001; however, there is no time limit for vehicular homicide.)
According to the Justice for Deidre Facebook page, stories didn’t match, alibis didn’t add up, and people who should have been immediately questioned were not. A promised John Doe investigation never happened despite these discrepancies.
A case study, written by an unknown author, further demonstrates the numerous inconsistencies, lost opportunities, and other errors made during the investigation into Deidre’s death.
The family has never given up that justice will be attained for Deidre. Since his election in 2018, Wood County Sheriff Shawn Becker has taken a renewed interest in the case.
“Over the past five years, the Wood County Sheriff’s Department has continued the investigation into the death of Deidre Week with multiple investigators looking into the case,” said Sheriff Becker. “Numerous tips have been followed up on along with new individuals being interviewed and previous individuals being re-interviewed. The Wood County Sheriff’s Department has dedicated a team of investigators to find the truth into the death of Deidre Week.”
He added that Week’s death is still being handled as a criminal investigation and will continue to be unless evidence leads investigators in a different direction.
“This is an open investigation so limited information will be provided to the public at this time,” he said. “The Wood County Sheriff’s Department appreciates the relationship with the Week family and we understand the frustrations they have with the case. The public in encouraged to come forward with any information they might have that relates to this investigation.”
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