Coletta D. Larson,
42
WI, Portage,
Columbia Co.
February 25, 2004
Colette's murder has left behind her 14yr old Daughter to
live with family friends & her 18mo old Son in the care of her sister
without her in their lives
Colette was beaten to death by her estranged
husband, Alan Larson, 39. On the evening of
the murder, Colette and Alan reportedly argued about custody issues related to
their 18 month old son. Alan then beat her, breaking numerous ribs, and
strangled her. As she was dying, he stabbed her multiple times in the neck with
a pair of scissors and left her to die.
Colette’s 14 year
old daughter arrived home from church and found her mother in the room
adjoining the kitchen, barely alive. She got help from a family friend who had
just given her a ride home. The friend called 911 and attempted to revive
Colette with CPR. When police arrived on the scene, Colette’s daughter told
them, “I bet Al did this, he hates my mom.” Colette’s 18 month old son was
upstairs at the time of her murder and was unharmed.
After Alan murdered
Colette, he went to a bar and played a video game. He then drove to his
residence where he was found by police with blood on his clothing, glasses and
money and fresh cuts on his hand. Colette and Alan had been married for two
years. She had filed for divorce 13 days prior to the homicide and Alan moved
out a few days later. He was reportedly upset about their pending divorce. A
week before the murder, a bartender overheard him say, “People don’t know what
I’m capable of” in reference to his divorce.
Alan had been
charged twice with domestic battery in the last ten years. In March of 2003, he
was convicted of Disorderly Conduct against Colette and received a fine. In
1994, he was convicted of striking a different woman, throwing her down a
flight of stairs and fleeing from police officers. He received four months in
jail and two years of probation for that incident.
No trial was held in
Colette’s murder because Alan Larson pled no contest to First Degree
Intentional Homicide. He received life imprisonment with no possibility of
extended supervision.
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