{"id":34610,"date":"2026-08-09T14:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34610"},"modified":"2026-08-09T14:22:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T09:22:59","slug":"lily-peters-murder-case-resolution-hearing-may-replace-november-trial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34610","title":{"rendered":"Lily Peters murder case resolution hearing may replace November trial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">The <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_92853\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/wisconsin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wisconsin<\/a> teenager accused of killing his 10-year-old cousin, Lily Peters, in 2022 may not face a November trial after a resolution hearing was scheduled in the case.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">More than four years after Lily&#8217;s death, Carson Peters-Berger, 18, had been expected to stand trial in November on multiple charges, including <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_92854\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/crime\/homicide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first-degree intentional homicide<\/a> and sexual assault, in connection with his cousin&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Chippewa County District Attorney&#8217;s Office announced that a resolution hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 26, according to WEAU.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_92855\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/new-hampshire-supreme-court-overturns-adam-montgomery-murder-conviction-daughter-harmonys-death\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ADAM MONTGOMERY&#8217;S MURDER CONVICTION IN DAUGHTER HARMONY&#8217;S DEATH<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/lily-peters-chippewa-falls-wisconsin.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/lily-peters-chippewa-falls-wisconsin.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/lily-peters-chippewa-falls-wisconsin.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/lily-peters-chippewa-falls-wisconsin.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Lily Peters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Lily Peters was 10 years old when she was killed in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in April 2022.<\/span> <span>(Chippewa Falls Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell told the outlet that the scheduled resolution means the case will not go to trial and will instead conclude following the hearing.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">However, Peters-Berger&#8217;s defense attorney, Michael Cohen, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the proceeding will &#8220;address issues in the case that will determine whether there will be a trial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Court records do not yet indicate the nature of the resolution expected to be presented during the hearing later this month.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Lily was reported missing by her father on the evening of April 24, 2022, after she failed to return home from her aunt&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_92856\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/washington-father-arrested-allegedly-killing-4-year-old-son-burying-body-house-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>WASHINGTON FATHER ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING 4-YEAR-OLD SON AND BURYING BODY UNDER HIS HOUSE: REPORTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/343\/192\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/686\/384\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/672\/378\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1344\/756\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/931\/523\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1862\/1046\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/720\/405\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1440\/810\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1200\/675\/AP22116061967671.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Stuffed animals are left at the altar during a prayer vigil for 10-year-old Iliana \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Stuffed animals are left at the altar during a prayer vigil for 10-year-old Iliana &#8220;Lily&#8221; Peters at Valley Vineyard Church in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on April 25, 2022.<\/span> <span>(Jeff Wheeler\/Star Tribune via AP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Her father later found Lily&#8217;s bicycle in a wooded area in Chippewa Falls, but an initial search by police did not locate her.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Authorities were notified the following morning that Lily&#8217;s body had been found near the area where her bicycle was discovered. <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_92857\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/politics\/finance\/investigations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Investigators<\/a> said her injuries were consistent with blunt force trauma, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">During an interview with police, Peters-Berger, who was 14 at the time, allegedly said he asked Lily to &#8220;go exploring off the trail.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">According to the complaint, Peters-Berger allegedly &#8220;punched [Lily] in the stomach, knocking her to the ground&#8221; and struck her with a stick while they were in the woods.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_us_article_main-content_article-body_6_92858\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/toddlers-tragic-death-sparks-manslaughter-charges-after-alleged-poisoning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>TODDLER&#8217;S TRAGIC DEATH SPARKS MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES AFTER ALLEGED POISONING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/931\/523\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1862\/1046\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/720\/405\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1440\/810\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/lily-peters.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Lily Peters\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Lily Peters, 10, was found dead near a wooded area in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in April 2022 after being reported missing by her father.<\/span> <span>(Chippewa Falls Police Department)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Peters-Berger also allegedly told investigators that he strangled Lily and attempted to sexually assault her after her death, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Afterward, Peters-Berger allegedly returned home, where &#8220;he showered and put his dirty clothes in the laundry,&#8221; according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">After learning Lily had been reported missing, Peters-Berger allegedly determined that &#8220;he needed to hide her better&#8221; and returned to her body, dragged her several feet and covered her with leaves, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Peters-Berger was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault and first-degree sexual assault of a child under age 13 resulting in great bodily harm. He faces life in prison if convicted of the most serious charge.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Fox News Digital has reached out to the Chippewa County District Attorney&#8217;s Office and Peters-Berger&#8217;s defense attorney for additional comment.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><i>Fox News Digital&#8217;s Adam Sabes contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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