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Jesse Wendelsdorf Death Under Investigation

10 years ago in Local


Cherokee, IA (KICD)–The cause and manner of the death of a Cherokee man who was acquitted in a high-profile murder of a young Spirit Lake girl is under investigation.

Cherokee Police were notified Wednesday that 41-year-old Jesse Wendelsdorf had been admitted to the hospital in serious condition on Tuesday. Wendelsdorf died at St. Lukes Hospital in Sioux City Thursday evening.

Wendelsdorf was acquitted of first-degree murder and sexual abuse in 2000 in connection to the death of 2-year-old Shelby Duis after a jury found him not guilty.

An autopsy is set for this weekend.

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