WAUKESHA, Wis. — A former University of Wisconsin-Whitewater student who was killed earlier this month was stabbed dozens of times.
Waukesha County Medical Examiner Lynda Biedrzycki testified on Wednesday that Samantha Peterson, 21, was stabbed and cut 36 times. Arteries in her neck and chest were cut and her lungs were punctured. Biedrzycki said that Peterson died as a result of blood loss and respiratory impairment.