Editing Early, Iowa (section)

==Murder of Dustin Wehde==
In August 2011, Tracey Ann Richter was charged with first-degree murder and was convicted by a jury in November 2011. On June 1, 2012, [[Dateline NBC]] aired a two-hour episode titled "Twisted", about the 2001 shooting death of Early resident Dustin Wehde. Tracey Richter, a neighbor of Wehde's, was convicted of first-degree murder on November 7, 2011, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole [Case No. FECR011900]. Richter appealed her conviction.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ktiv.com/story/18679350/dateline-nbc-ktiv | work=KTIV.com | title=In Dateline NBC interview Richter denies plot to murder Wehde | date=June 1, 2012 | access-date=June 1, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120603190242/http://www.ktiv.com/story/18679350/dateline-nbc-ktiv | archive-date=June 3, 2012 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/548534/Murder-victim-s-mother-on--Today-.html?nav=5001 | work=KTIV.com | title=Murder victim's mother on 'Today' | date=June 1, 2012 | access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref>  On January 9, 2013, the [[Iowa Court of Appeals]] upheld the conviction of Tracey Ann Richter.<ref>{{cite web|last=Miller|first=Ashley|title=Appeals court denies Richter's murder appeal|url=http://www.stormlakepilottribune.com/story/1930541.html|publisher=Pilot Tribune|access-date=3 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140403153237/http://www.stormlakepilottribune.com/story/1930541.html|archive-date=3 April 2014|date=11 January 2013}}</ref>