Article: ADAM PETERSON'S FATHER TELLS OF HIS FAMILY'S ANGUISH.(NEWS)

Byline: Jessica VanEgeren

Late Saturday night, 20-year-old Adam Peterson hanged himself from his bunk bed in the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun.

Peterson, who pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide Dec. 8 for the death of Joel Marino, 31, a popular community activist, was pronounced dead at 10:21 p.m.

In a letter emailed to The Capital Times Wednesday night, Peterson's father, Melvin Peterson, said he felt compelled to share the family's anguish over their son's death and to provide the public with some understanding of the mental illnesses that haunted his son.

Now, as Melvin Peterson prepares to drive to Waupun ...

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