LOIS JURGENS//LIVING THE LIFE OF A 'HOMEBODY'

Lois Jurgens, who served eight years in prison for one of the most famous murders in Minnesota history, now lives a quiet life with her pet poodle in Stillwater. Jurgens, 76, was convicted in 1987 of killing her 3-year-old adopted son Dennis in 1965. Evidence indicated the boy had been beaten repeatedly. At the urging of Dennis' biological mother, Jerry Sherwood, authorities reopened the investigation and prosecuted Jurgens 22 years after the death of the boy. The case drew...

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