MADISON, WI (OnFocus) – After being deemed fit to stand trial last year, the man charged with killing Marshfield native Brittany Zimmermann might avoid a jury trial if a plea deal is reached.
In 2020, 56 year-old David Kahl was charged with killing Zimmermann on April 2, 2008 while she was a University of Wisconsin – Madison student. According to the criminal complaint, Kahl was going door-to-door collecting money to buy crack cocaine by telling people he needed money to repair a tire on his car. The case was unsolved for more than a decade. DNA evidence and a letter written by a fellow inmate ultimately connected Kahl to the Zimmermann case.
According to online court records, a plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled Thursday in Dane County Circuit Court. If an agreement is not reached on Thursday, a jury trial is scheduled to begin in January.
Zimmermann was majoring in Medical Microbiology and Immunology and lived with her fiancée and their three cats in the 500 block of West Doty Street at the time of her murder. Marshfield Area Pet Shelter historically held an annual memorial run/dog walk called “Paws for Brittany” in her memory and to commemorate her love of animals.
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