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Children of slain woman sue their father
The four children of Elisabeth K. Witte, whose ex-husband is charged with killing her in a downtown parking garage, filed a wrongful death lawsuit Monday against their father.
Richard E. Reilly, a lawyer representing the children and their mother’s estate, said the suit is an effort to protect their interests in the father’s estate.
The father, Gerhard Witte, 70, is accused of stalking his ex-wife and slashing her throat in the garage after she performed in a Milwaukee Symphony Chorus concert. Police found him with her body and he confessed to her killing, authorities have said.
Witte, a physician, is awaiting trial on first-degree intentional homicide charges.