Waupun man found guilty in 2019 beating death of 75-year-old grandmother despite blaming cartel
FOND DU LAC - A Waupun man was found guilty in the 2019 homicide of his 75-year-old grandmother, despite his claims that the "cartel" was responsible.
Gregory A. Spittel, 33, was convicted of second-degree reckless homicide in addition to battery or threat to law enforcement, resisting an officer, disorderly conduct, and possession of both cocaine and drug paraphernalia, according to the Fond du Lac County District Attorney's office.
Following a neighbor's report the morning of Aug. 24, 2019, Waupun police found Carole Foreman beaten and in a pool of blood in her basement. She died at the hospital four days later.
Court records said the home that morning was in disarray, and Spittel was drinking and yelling at police after they arrived. According to the criminal complaint, Spittel attacked Foreman the night before because she provided information to police which caused Spittel to face drug charges and lose custody of his children.
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During the six-day trial before Judge Paul Czisny, Spittel's defense claimed the cartel was responsible for the murder, but the jury didn't agree, according to the district attorney's office
Fond du Lac and Dodge county sheriff’s offices, Fond du Lac police, the Wisconsin Crime Lab and the Fond du Lac County Medical Examiner assisted Waupun police with the investigation.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 20.
Contact Daphne Lemke at dlemke@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter at @daphlemke.
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