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Convicted WI serial killer dies in SD hospital
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A Milwaukee man convicted of killing seven women over a 21-year period has died in South Dakota, where he was serving a life prison sentence.
• The South Dakota Department of Corrections say 53-year-old Walter Ellis died at a Sioux Falls hospital on Sunday, of apparent natural causes. An autopsy is planned as standard procedure.
• Ellis was accused of killing seven women between 1986 and 2007. All seven victims were strangled. One also was stabbed.
• Ellis pleaded no contest in 2011 to first-degree intentional homicide and first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life behind bars. An appeals court upheld his conviction, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to hear Ellis' appeal earlier this year.
• Ellis was being housed in a state prison in South Dakota under an interstate compact agreement.
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Stanford easily handles South Dakota St 92-60
Rick Eymer, Associated Press
• STANFORD, Calif. (AP) -- Chasson Randle and his teammates put in a lot of extra work the past few days. Stanford needed to redirect its focus on defense. The work paid off.
• Randle scored 17 of his 21 points in the first half and Stanford routed South Dakota State, 92-60, on Sunday as part of the Progressive Legends Classic.
• "We focused on our identity," Randle said. "We needed to be more aggressive on defense, get up into the passing lanes."
• The Cardinal limited the Jackrabbits to 33.8 percent shooting for the game -- 30 percent in the first half.
• "Good defense has an effect on the offense," said Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins, who earned his 100th career win as a coach. "If you defend the way we defended, you're able to get stops, rebound and get down the court for some easy baskets."
• Anthony Brown added 19 points and Josh Huestis scored 13 for the Cardinal (6- (Continued on page 11)
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