I have just read all the posts here and amazed at the different ideas most of you have. When I read the official charges I was shock and horrified. My roommates wanted to take the papers I was reading from me because I was loosing it. I am with my sister, Stephanie, that I want him in prison to live out his life thinking about what he has done, killing him will only let him get off easy in this life. I seem to recall a statement I heard that the DA wanted to be able to try this case the old fashioned way if they were not able to use the DNA. I have nothing but praise for the Rock County Sherriff. He went very slow and methodically. Furthermore, I am not too sure if any of you realize that the police had collected over 177 pieces of evidence and some of them were sent out East to be examined. They only received these items, well, last week. It looks as soon as the Sherriff received these pieces of evidence he filed the charges. There is more peace in my heart now that the Sherriff has officially charge James Koepp of these murders. I would like to remind people that in America you are innocent until proven guilty. If he did do this horrendous deed then he deserves the harshest penalty the law allows.

JCK and ihavealife: I agree with you both! If it took that long to get it right, then so be it. I'm sure the Lentz family would rather have a conviction than a not guilty verdict. I too think he is the sole assailant. There are plenty of details to this case that have not been made public. If he's not the sole assailant, now that he's been formally charged, maybe he will talk! Stephanie: I am very sorry for your family's loss. I knew your sister Kimberly years back. Like someone else said in a post, may you again be able to find joy, peace and happiness in your life! Sounds like you have the whole city of Janesville in your corner!

If we had the death penalty, I would volunteer to flip the switch on this guy. (assuming he is guilty that is) On the other hand, maybe it would be better if the current residents of our penal institutions gave him a lifetime of prison justice....

I do beleive one man did this{james koepp}My sister was no fighter,but that day she was murdered the detectives told us she fought one hell of a fight.DNA will show it was him.According to the times of that day, i beleive my neice and nephew were murdered first.How can you defend yourself when you don't exspect the worst or never been in a violent sitiuation? They were caring people.I guess we will all see when this tragety is over.As far as koepp's wife goes, that's a joke! Anything to make herself look better.

I don't know why it's taken a year for charges to be brought and I sympatize with family having to wait. But he's been in jail and wasn't going anywhere. If it took that long, it took that long. O'Leary sounds confident that he has what he needs to get a conviction and that's the most important thing.

As far as the death penalty goes I'm not in favor of that.

grumpy gills: Thank you for being courageous and sharing your story.
"thats what you get when you drink alcohol.." sometimes we have to look at the wisdom of a child to reveal the truth.
now that I have read the criminal complaint, I am a little perturbed at the length of time it took to get these results published. I am hoping they have the right perp.
On the death penalty- I think the possibility of executing an innocent citizen is too high to justify death. It is proven it is actually much more expensive (with legal fees) to put someone to death then to imprison them for life.

I beleive no one should judge but God.I guess it would be better if he could be executed but our family wants to see this man rott every day in prison thinking about what he did!!!Death to this man would be to easy for him,he's already in hell.

All I can say is i dont understand why it took a year to charge him with murder. I only wish that wisconsin had the death penalty, a guy that can do that to such a wondeful family doesnt deserve to get to live. (just my opinion) I am just glad they finally charged him! Now the family and friends have some relief.

I Hope Justice is served and he get what he derserves.

"an eye for an eye."

An eye for an eye can leave the whole world blind.

Yes, this man Koepp has some heavy accusations and charges to answer for. Yes, the Lentz family deserves some closure. I just can't believe people are so quick to condemn. Capital punishment doesn't change anything. It makes the person who throws the switch or releases the gas or IV poison just as much a killer as the person convicted of killing and it doesn't bring the victims back.

JohnZ: clearly you are not the sharpest tool in the chest, so let me explain a few things to you. Firstly, Mr. Koepp was registered in Rock County at the residence he was living at when the murders happened. All you have to do is check the registry web site. Secondly, Mr. Koepp was off of supervision when the murders occurred. DOC has no authority over people no longer on supervision. So, DOC would have absolutely no responsibility to protect the community from this person. Actually, I recall from previous reported information that when Mr. Keopp was on parole supervision, he was revoked twice by DOC for home intrusion and sexually motivated type violations. How come the DA never prosecuted him? Perhaps he could have still been in prison and the murders would have never occurred. Seems to me that DOC is the only one who did anything. Seems to me that someone else dropped the ball? Obviously, you are a criminal who seems to blaming everyone else (DOC, DA etc.) for your situation.

Koepp just looks so scrappy. I can't believe he did it by himself. How.

Wow ... the criminal complaint certainly makes for chilling reading. It will be interesting to hear witness testimony from both the prosecution and the defense regarding the blood DNA.

this is one time we should have the death penalty. dont let him live any more life . the lentzs didnt get to live their life. an eye for an eye.

MY THOUGHTS TONIGHT LAY WITH THE LENTZ FAMILY, I ONLY HOPE THAT JUSTICE IS FOUND. MAY GOD BE WITH YOUR FAMILY.

My thoughts have always been that he was holding one of the vicitms, threatening to harm them if anyonut tried to run. But I do remember hearing that there may have been evidence to the fact that Scott had gotten near the door. I truly and faithfully hope, for the families sake, that this a quick and just trial and conviction. Unfortunately, they are going to have to relive this each day they sit in the courtroom and hear the evidence and see the photos. May they find the grace of God and may He get them through the rest of their rough days ahead!

I'm a sophmore at Parker High School. Last year when they got murdered I was freshman. It was really hard for us Parker when we all heard about what happened. Most students left classes to go and talk to someone about what had happened. I had Nicole in my Choir class. It was hard for my Choir class. One day she was there and then the next day she wasn't. I'm glad that the guy was charged for murdering them. He deserves to be put behind bars for what he did. How would he like it if someone came into his home and murdered his family? So thats what he gets if hes going to drink alcohol. Alcohol makes it so you don't think clearly. But it's really hard to be at school the day before they got mrdered. Most of my friends didn't go today. I wouldn't blame them.

I thought that I read that Charles Manson was put in the hole in California State Prison 20 days ago. Check out Koepp's photo.

I as well do not see how one person did this. It is really hard to believe that one of them could not run for help, if it was only one person.

I have alot of questions about this.

The guy is no saint, but a drunk does not a murderer make.

A creep does not a murderer make.

They focused in on him from the beginning and never gave any serious thought to anyone else.

I hope they got the right guy.

I just don't see ONE person killing all three.

I wonder if there could be a second person involved.

ski1357, if you think there is a death penalty in Wisconsin you are mistaken. There may have been a referendum but it did not pass. And it was only "advisary" anyway.

jvlmomof2 "When they have DNA that matches, I consider that very good evidence!"
Just a thought, but how do you think they will explain all of the OTHER DNA found in the trailer?

pigbrain; ya, right.

Ddoright. I thought there was a referendum last year to re-enact the death penalty when DNA evidence was used to convict. Time to make him the first.

mollyd5.....

if you go up to the Court House Clerk of Courts Office you can view the file and read the criminal complaint and see exactly what evidence they have! When they have DNA that matches, I consider that very good evidence!

Read second article.

This was about as difficult as a murder case/crime scene can get.
Your local SD handled it as good as any other department could have.

Don't get me wrong I do hope there is enough DNA evidence to put Koepp away for the rest of his life and that the Lentz family can have closure to this horrible tragedy. I just don't want this to end up like the OJ Simpson case where there was not enough evidence to convict.

I agree with some of you. From the very beginning of this case I have had my doubts and have had a lot of questions on how just one person can stab 3 people several times and then go back and strangle each one. If they had been drugged somehow, we would have known that after the autopsy's were done. I also question the prison time Koepp received for his drunk driving. There have been cases where a person eludes a police officer, drives recklessly and is busted for drunk driving and having an alcohol content more than .08 and none of them got 4 years prison and 5 years extended even on a 3rd DWI charge. I thought that was way excessive. I also question their reason of doing DNA testing of all the male residents in the trailer park. This leads me to believe that the police were not sure whether Koepp committed the murders or not. I also question Koepp's now ex wife, if she knew he was having an affair with Danyetta then why was she not a suspect, you know jealous wife goes ballistic type theory. I do hope that there is enough evidence to convict, but I too have a bad feeling.

After reading comments by people on the Gazette blogs it's no wonder why we place badly in scholastic tests. Reading comprehension waved bye bye to people long ago.

First off it was not the JPD but the Rock County Sheriffs dept. that caught him.

Second, Koepp stated "I didn't mean to kill anyone" after he led deputies on a car chase and was caught, not over the phone.

Thirdly, Wisconsin does not have the death penalty and has not had it since 1853.

I work in the court system and the DA would not have pressed charges if he did not have sufficient evidence!

If he didn't do it then why would he cry into the phone saying "I didn't mean to kill anyone". Looks like they have the guilty one.
I hope they give him the death sentance. Eye for an eye. Tooth for a tooth.

The implication is that there will be no eye-witnesses, which means that there are no accomplises that would become eye-witnesses.

Hmmm. The cop said he was convinced they had "all the evidence they were going to have"
They DID NOT say 'We have sufficient evidence to file charges or convict Koepp"
Interesting choice of words.

i certainly hope they have the right man, im not sure what i believe anymore!! if he is the right guy then good for the jpd but if not, we as citizens of janesville need to be careful!!! god bless the lentz' family and friends and may they rest in peace!!!

I am not usually this way, but I have a bad feeling in my gut on this case. I don't see how one person, especially an active alcoholic with what appears to be a worn-out body, could stab to death three adult-sized people by himself. One person killing three people by use of a gun is a whole different story ... but this one isn't adding up for me yet. If Mr. Koepp did commit these murders, I hope the evidence is strong enough to convict him. If he didn't, I hope he is found innocent.

Took You Long Enough!!!!!!

FINALLY!!!!! Now the family can hopefully get some rest.

Yes, finally!!!

Let's hope justice is served now and can give these families some closure!