By David Lohr

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January 15, 2007

JANESVILLE, Wis. (Crime Library) —  :"Hi my name is nicole. i like to go skateboarding with my friends, i like to swim, and i like to listen to music. i also love to meet new people so if you are ever looking to talk to someone or just hang out add me ."  This is how 17-year-old Nicole Lentz described herself in her MySpace profile. 

 

Nicole lived in Lot 37 of the Jacobs Mobile Home Park with her mom, Danyetta, 38, and her brother, Scott, 14.  Danyetta was a pre-school teacher at Community Kids Janesville Learning Center, and Nicole and Scott were students at Janesville Parker High School.  According to police reports, Danyetta was divorced from the children's father, who resides in Texas. 

Danyetta was a timely and reliable employee, so when she failed to show up for work this past Friday, her coworkers became concerned.  Repeated calls went unanswered, so at 8:30 a.m., a friend who was also a coworker drove over to Danyetta's mobile home to check on her.  The family car was parked in the driveway, and there was no answer at the door.  Sensing something was wrong, Danyetta's friend decided to call a family member.

Danyetta's father, Russ Lucht, received the call around 9:00 a.m. and rushed over to his daughter's mobile home where, he discovered the bodies of his daughter and both of his grandchildren. 

Within thirty minutes, the Rock County Sheriff's Department had the area surrounding the crime scene guarded.. The fire department was on scene to assist, and agents from the state crime laboratory were busy collecting evidence.

Rock County Sheriff Robert Spoden was the first official to comment on the investigation into the triple homicide.  He gave a brief interview to the Wisconsin State Journal, but he would not comment on the possible causes of death.

"This is a crime scene with three victims, a very complex scene," Spoden said.  "Our officers and detectives along with the crime lab are doing a methodical search and process of that scene, and we anticipate that will last until well into the evening and possibly into (this morning)."

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