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Cousin Admits Killing 10-Year-Old Lily Peters
27 Aug
Summary
- Cousin pleaded guilty to intentional homicide Wednesday.
- He was sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 killing.
- The girl was lured off a trail into woods.
A cousin has pleaded guilty to the first-degree intentional homicide of his 10-year-old relative, Lily Peters, who was killed in 2022. The sentencing occurred on Wednesday, with the court imposing a life prison term.
Carson Peters-Berger, who was 14 at the time of the crime, persuaded Lily to leave a bike trail near Chippewa Falls and enter the woods. Her body was found the following day, with an autopsy revealing she had been subjected to beating, strangulation, and sexual assault.
Peters-Berger, now 18, was arrested shortly after the discovery of Lily's remains. His legal team sought to transfer the case to juvenile court, citing the need for specialized mental health treatment, but the judge deemed the offenses too grave for such a transfer, a decision upheld by a state appeals court.
