Accused Killer Considered Possible Person of Interest in Huisentruit Case Tied to Wisconsin Murder
An accused killer, at one time considered as a person of interest in the Jodi Huisentruit case from 30 years ago, is now tied to the murders of two other women in neighboring states.
Authorities in Wood County, Wisconsin say DNA has positively linked suspect Chris Revak to the slaying of 21-year-old Diedre Harm after a night out at a Wisconsin Rapids bar in 2006. DNA also links Revak to the murder of 36-year-old Rene Williams of Ava, Missouri in 2007.
Revak, who was originally from the Wisconsin Rapids area, was arrested for Williams’ murder and killed himself in a Missouri jail cell while awaiting trial.
He was considered a possible suspect in several other unsolved cases, including the 1995 disappearance of Mason City TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit. Revak’s name surfaced in that case when a reporter for the “Forgotten Wisconsin Cold Cases” true crime podcast learned that his first wife once lived in Mason City in the same year that Huisentruit disappeared.
Mason City authorities met with the Wood County Sheriff’s Department late last year once that information surfaced. A request for comment from the Mason City Police Department has not yet been returned.
**Report courtesy of Bob Fisher with Coloff Media Mason City
