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Wis. suspected serial killer may change plea

MILWAUKEE — The case against a man accused of killing seven women over 21 years in Milwaukee may be coming to close with a hearing Monday.

Fifty-year-old Walter Ellis has pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree murder in the deaths of the women, who were killed between 1986 and 2007.

According to online court records, Ellis has indicated he wants to change his plea. Ellis had indicated once before he would change his plea, but changed his mind at the last minute.

The case was scheduled for trial last May but has been repeatedly delayed, after Ellis changed lawyers several times. The trial is now set for April.

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MILWAUKEE — The case against a man accused of killing seven women over 21 years in Milwaukee may be coming to close with a hearing Monday. Fifty-year-old Walter Ellis has pleaded not guilty to first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree murder in the deaths of the women, who were killed between 1986 and 2007. According to online court records, Ellis has indicated he wants to change his plea. Ellis had indicated once before he would change his plea, but changed his mind at the last minute. The case was scheduled for trial last May but has been repeatedly delayed, after Ellis changed lawyers several times. The trial is now set for April.

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