(Algona, IA) — A Kossuth County man faces up to 50 year prison for the March 2018 stabbing death of his girlfriend.
Forty-seven-year-old Chad Dietrick was convicted of second-degree murder in the stabbing of 38-year-old Krista Hesebeck.
Dietrick was charged with first-degree murder and found guilty of a lesser count. He claimed self-defense and said he was attacked by Hesebeck inside their Lakota home.
Toxicology reports presented at the trial showed the victim had high amounts of methamphetamine in her system on the night in question, something the defense used to bolster their self-defense claim.
The State Medical Examiner’s office testified that Hesebeck suffered 64 different sharp-force injuries from the incident while Dietrick had a single cut on his left forearm.
Sentencing is set for December.
