48 Hours

Desperate Measures

May 14, 2026·45 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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Eric Koula, a financially desperate son, is convicted of murdering his parents, Dennis and Myrna Koula, in their La Crosse, Wisconsin home in 2010. Despite maintaining his innocence, overwhelming circumstantial evidence — including a forged $50,000 check, a suspicious alibi, and a planted n

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Dennis KoulaMerna KoulaMerna KoulaCindy CowellJohn ChristoffersonSteve BurgessMerna KoulaMary Jo WernerChristine KoulaDennis Koula

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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