Whitehall Woman's Death: Handyman Pleads Guilty To Homicide

WHITEHALL, PA — When Elizabeth Wiesnefeld hired a handyman, she ended up hiring the man who would kill her.

Douglas Berry, 50, of Liberty, pleaded guilty Monday to charges of third-degree murder,
burglary, theft and receiving stolen property, according to the Allegheny County District Attorney's office. As part of the plea arrangement, Berry will receive a prison sentence of 17 to 40 years.

Berry was Wisenfeld's handyman.

Wisenfeld was reported missing by her daughter in April 2019. Police found blood in Wiesenfeld's bed and said a masked person used Wisenfeld's ATM at a PNC Bank following her disappearance.

Wisenfeld's remains were located at a dump in Plum nearly a year after her disappearance.

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