Man Pleads no Contest to the Murder of his Parents in Wolf River

Erik Metzig PC: Fox 11 Online

OSHKOSH, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Erik Metzig pleaded no contest Monday to killing his parents at their Wolf River home. Sentencing will be Oct. 30.

Metzig, 27, was convicted of two counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the March 18, 2023, deaths of David and Jan Metzig.

The plea negates the need for a trial, which had been scheduled for Oct. 14.

Each count carries mandatory life prison terms. Judge Michael Gibbs will decide if Metzig will ever be eligible to ask for parole and, if so, when. The sentences could be ordered to be served back-to-back with no chance of release.

Police were called to the home around 5:15 a.m., where the dead couple was discovered. Police found the bodies in the bedroom, covered in blankets, with apparent gunshot wounds to the head, the criminal complaint states.

According to their obituary, David and Jan Metzig were third-generation owners of Union Star Cheese Factory near Fremont.