A Milwaukee woman was horrifically murdered at the hands of her mentally ill daughter, despite having a restraining order against her that was violated multiple times.
Police reported that Carrie Zettel called authorities around 2 p.m. on a Sunday to report a violent incident involving her daughter.
By the time officers arrived just 14 minutes later, they discovered the woman dead in her backyard with severe head trauma, her brain matter visible, and covered in blood. Her remains were partially covered by a blanket.
Investigators located the alleged murder weapon, a roughly 4-pound rock near the body, stained with blood.
The suspect was identified as 29-year-old Lauren Spors, Zettel’s daughter, who was found at the scene with what appeared to be blood on her clothing.
Neighbors told WTMJ that Spors had been seen asleep on the front lawn the day before the attack and later pacing in front of the home about an hour ahead of the murder.
Zettel had obtained a restraining order against Spors in 2018, citing fears about her daughter’s mental health and previous violent behavior.
The mother had reported to police several instances that Spors threatened life with a knife, struck her father with heavy decorative bottles, threw objects at the family, and once put her father’s head through drywall. The father reportedly died a few days later.
Public records indicate that Spors had repeatedly violated restraining orders, but authorities found her incompetent each time and did not prosecute.
The most recent violation involved throwing a rock through Zettel’s window, after which she was held at a county mental health facility. The restraining order expired in 2022.
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“It happened in the backyard, and she beat her mother to death with a rock,” said family friend Susan Henderson-Hoffmann.
“I cannot believe Carrie is gone, but you want to know something? I’m not surprised. The girl should have been stopped years ago, and I don’t understand why. And that angers me.”
Spors has been charged with first-degree intentional homicide. She appeared in court and faces life in prison if convicted.
In a separate Wisconsin case, a 31-year-old woman admitted to stabbing her mother to death earlier this year.
Sierra Schoonover entered a guilty plea with a not guilty by reason of insanity component in the death of her 54-year-old mother, Heather Schoonover.
On April 14, neighbors called 911 after seeing the Schoonovers fighting outside their Blue Mounds residence.
The altercation was taken indoors, and shortly afterward, Sierra Schoonover fled outside and drove away in a Mazda CX-5.
Deputies entering the home discovered Heather Schoonover in the bathroom, covered in multiple stab wounds, with a knife nearby.
First responders desperately tried to save her, but despite the efforts of local EMS and UW Med-Flight, they were unsuccessful.
Sierra Schoonover crashed her car a few miles from their home. She was naked and had froth on her mouth with dried blood on her hand.
After being transported to a local hospital, she reportedly told deputies, “I’m concerned my mom might be hurt, and so I think the ambulance should be sent for her.”
When asked why she believed her mother needed medical intervention, she replied, “I stabbed her.”
During a later interview, she told deputies, “I do know I killed my mom. I remember everything that happened.”
The plea acknowledges that she committed the act but claims she lacked the mental capacity to understand its wrongfulness.
“Whenever someone enters a not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect plea, it’s coupled with a plea that goes to whether the crime was committed or not, okay, because the not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, goes to whether the person understood the wrongfulness of their acts and could conform their behavior to the requirements of law,” Judge Ellen Berz said in court. “It’s not whether the offense did happen or did not happen.”
Court documents show that Sierra had a history of anxiety and depression but had stopped taking her medication. She was arrested and faces a first-degree criminal homicide charge.
