Accused killer Lois Riess appeared in court Wednesday

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Lois Ann Riess mug shot. Photo via Lee County Sheriff's Office.
Lois Ann Riess (Credit: LCSO booking photo)

Accused killer, Lois Riess, was back in court Wednesday.

Investigators said she killed her husband in Minnesota, plus a woman on Fort Myers Beach. This morning, her attorney quickly waived her appearance and deputies took her away.

The defense said they are still waiting on information from the ongoing Minnesota investigation, but are ready to start scheduling depositions for this local case.

A grand jury indicted Riess for first degree murder with a firearm, grand theft and criminal use of personal identification of a deceased person. The state attorney’s office seeks the death penalty.

Riess, 56, is scheduled to be back in court in January.

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