GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The trial for the man who allegedly killed Lisa Holstead in 1986 was postponed Monday.
Lou Griffin, 66, was supposed to stand trial Feb. 28 on one count of first-degree intentional homicide.
However, the judge is still reviewing what evidence will be allowed at trial, and those issues won’t be resolved in time for the case to proceed in three weeks.
The jury will be selected on Friday, July 8, with opening arguments and then testimony starting July 11.
The 22 year-old’s body was found partially submerged in a swamp in the area now known as Ken Euers Nature Area on August 12, 1986. Twelve hours before that, she was last seen alive with her boyfriend near the intersection of W. Mason and Taylor streets.
According to a criminal complaint filed in October 2020, investigators linked Griffin to the murder earlier that year by matching his DNA to a sample found at the scene. Police tracked Griffin and got his DNA from beer cans and a cigarette he threw away.
Police say Griffin fit the profile of the killer. He lived in Green Bay at the time of the murder and recently was released from prison for a sexual assault crime a month prior to Holstead’s death.
The complaint says Griffin initially denied ever seeing Holstead. However, when presented with the DNA evidence, he said he must have had sex with her but did not kill her. He said he did not remember having sex with her.
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