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Jury convicts Tollefson in ’08 murder

Jury convicts Tollefson in ’08 murder
Deputies from the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office and investigators from the 81st Judicial District escort a handcuffed Lee Van Tollefson, 62, from the Wilson County Courthouse after Tollefson was found guilty of the 2008 murder of 49-year-old Barbara Bruening Coull. WCN/WILLIAM J. GIBBS JR.
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December 3, 2009
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FLORESVILLE -- A Wilson County jury has returned a guilty verdict against a man charged with killing his landlord, after a 46-minute deliberation Dec. 3.  . . .

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retiredinlavernia  
lavernia  
February 5 at 12:38pm
 
 
Thanks for the update - I wonder the reason for all the delays.
 
 
William J. Gibbs Jr.  
WCN  
February 4 at 9:40am
 
 
There is a brief in this week's print edition about the sentencing date being moved from Feb. 1 to Feb. 3. We plan to have a story in the upcoming print edition about the ... Read More Read More
 
 
K  
left blank  
February 4 at 8:41am
 
 
Do anyone know if Mr Tollefson was sentenced earlier this week?
 
 
William J. Gibbs Jr.  
WCN  
January 19 at 3:42pm
 
 
As of Jan. 19 at 3:30 p.m., Lee Van Tollefson is being housed in the Wilson County Jail in default of $500,000 bond. Sentencing is set for Feb. 1 at 9 a.m. in the district ... Read More Read More
 
 
Michael Johnson  
La Vernia, TX  
January 18 at 1:33pm
 
 
I was very surprised to read that someone convicted of first degree murder is even offered bail post conviction-Does not seem logical - Does anyone know if he out?? ... Read More Read More
 
 
K  
left blank  
January 15 at 4:31pm
 
 
You have a right to be concerned if this individual get out on bond. He is a very scary person, as my family has witnessed. Please lock him up forever and throw away the ... Read More Read More
 
 
SMCB  
La Vernia  
December 15, 2009 5:22am
 
 
If there are some concerns that this man is and will be a continuing danger if out on bond...please by all means contact the proper authorities. They need to know this.
 
 
Mary Taubert  
Stockdale, TX  
December 14, 2009 9:01pm
 
 
I'm very happy to hear he was convicted.I knew Barb and now he can pay for taking her away from her family.
 
 
concerned  
Floresville  
December 5, 2009 10:34am
 
 
sorry I misunderstood you. It dose seem risky, bail after conviction.
 
 
retiredinlavernia  
lavernia  
December 5, 2009 10:23am
 
 
Of course not more importantly except for the fact that any appeal and possible retrial would give him more reasons to harm a witness

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