SWFL reacts to murder suspect Lois Riess’ arrest

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Pamela Hutchinson, murder victim (left), Lois Riess (right)

FUGITIVE LOIS RIESS CAPTURED

More than 1,600 miles away from Fort Myers Beach, police on South Padre Island say they found accused killer Lois Riess hanging out with a couple of friends at a popular restaurant in Texas.

Riess was reportedly drinking and having a good time. She hadn’t changed her appearance and was seemingly living at large after stealing money from the two people she’s accused of killing.

After two weeks on the run, US Marshals finally got the tip they needed to find Riess. And how they found her says it all.

Riess apparently showed no remorse whatsoever when police arrested her.

Surveillance video captured Riess’ moves as she entered a restaurant—Dirty Al’s—on South Padre Island.

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