New Berlin homicide, woman found guilty at trial

The Brief

  • A Waukesha County jury found a woman guilty of killing 77-year-old Richard Platt.
  • Platt was found dead in the basement of his New Berlin home in February 2024.
  • Court filings said the woman admitted to striking Platt eight times with a ceramic angel, punching him several time and trying to gouge his eyes.

NEW BERLIN, Wis. A Waukesha County jury found a woman guilty on Tuesday of killing 77-year-old Richard Platt.

In Court:

Court records show jurors convicted 44-year-old Martha Brown of first-degree intentional homicide after a week-long trial. She is scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 20.

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