The Wisconsin teenager accused of killing his 10-year-old cousin, Lily Peters, in 2022 may not face a November trial after a resolution hearing was scheduled in the case.More than four years after Lily's death, Carson Peters-Berger, 18, had been expected to stand trial in November on multiple charges, including first-degree intentional homicide and sexual assault, in connection with his cousin's death.The Chippewa County District Attorney's Office announced that a resolution hearing has been scheduled for Aug.26, according to WEAU.NEW HAMPSHIRE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS ADAM MONTGOMERY'S MURDER CONVICTION IN DAUGHTER HARMONY'S DEATHLily Peters was 10 years old when she was killed in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in April 2022.
(Chippewa Falls Police Department)Chippewa County District Attorney Wade Newell told the outlet that the scheduled resolution means the case will not go to trial and will instead conclude following the hearing.However, Peters-Berger's defense attorney, Michael Cohen, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the proceeding will "address issues in the case that will determine whether there will be a trial."Court records do not yet indicate the nature of the resolution expected to be presented during the hearing later this month.Lily was reported missing by her father on the evening of April 24, 2022, after she failed to return home from her aunt's house.WASHINGTON FATHER ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY KILLING 4-YEAR-OLD SON AND BURYING BODY UNDER HIS HOUSE: REPORTSStuffed animals are left at the altar during a prayer vigil for 10-year-old Iliana "Lily" Peters at Valley Vineyard Church in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, on April 25, 2022.(Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)Her father later found Lily's bicycle in a wooded area in Chippewa Falls, but an initial search by police did not locate her.Authorities were notified the following morning that Lily's body had been found near the area where her bicycle was discovered.
Investigators said her injuries were cons...