By David Lohr
September 27, 2007
FARGO, N.D. (Crime Library) — On Tuesday, prosecutors charged Sergei Isaac Carlson, 15, in adult court with felony murder and a deviate sexual act. The charges stem from the July 14 death of his sister, 16-year-old Whitney Paige Carlson.
According to court documents, Sergei was watching television on July 13 when his sister returned home from an outing. They had a brief conversation, and then she went to bed. Sergei waited about an hour, and then he sneaked into her room, and strangled her. Sergei also allegedly engaged in post mortem sexual contact with her.
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| Whitney Carlson |
The following morning, Whitney's mother, Penny Ripplinger, found her daughter unconscious and not breathing. When paramedics arrived on the scene, they were unable to resuscitate her, and Whitney was pronounced dead shortly after 8:00 a.m. A cause of death was not immediately apparent; however, due to the fact that the victim was young and in good health prior to the incident, her death was considered suspicious.
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| Sergei Carlson |
On July 16, the county coroner completed Whitney's autopsy, revealing that she had died from asphyxiation. After reviewing the autopsy report, police questioned Sergei, at which time he allegedly confessed to killing his sister. The case was initially referred to juvenile court; however, earlier this week, prosecutors made the decision to charge Sergei in adult court.
"We didn't want to prolong this any longer," Assistant Cass County State's Attorney Tracy Peters told madison.com.
Fifteen-Year-Old Sergei Carlson Suspected in Sister's Murder
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