(Kenosha County Sheriff)
KENOSHA, Wis. — Both Roxanna Vanderzee-Collins and John Viskocil were bound over for trial Wednesday morning after Court Commissioner William Michel II denied their motions to dismiss the 2003 Vanderzee murder case.
After reviewing the defense’s 21-page motion to dismiss, the State’s written response, and the replies from both defendants, Michel allowed the charges to stand and found probable cause for the case to proceed.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Following the ruling, a contested preliminary hearing was held. Kenosha County Sheriff’s Detective Lieutenant Neil Paulsen, the commander of the detective bureau and lead investigator on the case, testified on the witness stand and was cross-examined by defense attorneys in a comprehensive evidentiary hearing.
The case stems from the 2003 shooting death of David Vanderzee, who was found dead in his Kenosha home with multiple gunshot wounds to the back of the head. Prosecutors allege that his then-wife Roxanna and her secret lover Viskocil conspired to kill him.
The case was not charged under the previous administration. However, after taking office in 2024, District Attorney Xavier Solis authorized charges against both defendants, calling for $1 million cash bail each at their initial appearances.
Both Collins and Viskocil have since posted $500,000 cash bail and are now free pending trial.
With preliminary hearings complete, the case will now proceed before Judge Anthony Milisauskas, who is widely respected in the legal community as a fair and even-handed judge.
The duo are due back in court on October 22, for a judicial pre-trial.
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4 Responses
Curious. If convicted do they go to some kind of geriatric assisted living facility? What happens to bad people of this age?
The same thing that happens to anyone else.
Rot in hell
If you did it you should.