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Wisconsin DA Says Christopher Revak Killed Deidre Harm, Closes 2006 Case

Revak died in jail in 2009, leaving no path to charge him.

Overview

  • Wood County District Attorney Jonathan Barnett said evidence would have supported charging Revak and formally closed the investigation into Harm’s 2006 homicide.
  • Revak died by suicide in a Missouri jail in July 2009, one day after being charged in the 2007 killing of Rene Williams in Ava, Missouri.
  • Mason City and Wisconsin investigators compared notes on Revak in 2024, and he remains a person of interest in the 1995 disappearance of TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit.
  • Barnett’s review cites statements that Revak and Johanna Revak traveled to Wisconsin during the period of Harm’s disappearance, along with accounts that he became aggressive when drinking.
  • Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase said the pattern points to a possible serial killer, though other cases tied to Revak have not been resolved.