Man Convicted Of Murdering Girlfriend In West Conshohocken

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — A man who police said shot and killed his girlfriend in West Conshohocken earlier this year has been convicted of first degree murder.

Michael Dutkiewitcz, 26, of Warminster, has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The sentence was handed down Thursday by Judge Wendy G. Rothstein.

The incident occurred on May 18 at around 12:25 a.m. on the 200 block of Moorehead Avenue.

His girlfriend, Alyssa Rose Wiest, 25, of West Conshohocken, had been in a relationship with Dutkiewicz for about two years, police said.

Neighbors told police they heard a woman's loud "curling" scream, and, shortly afterwards, saw Dutkiewicz pull out of the driveway in his truck and drive away, according to an affidavit of probable cause.

Surveillance footage also captured Dutkiewicz's truck in the area at the time of the killing, police said.

Dutkiewicz fired one shot at Wiest while inside, and Wiest then fled outside to the sidewalk, where he shot her several times, the affidavit states.

Wiest was found facedown on the sidewalk outside the home when authorities arrived. She was taken to Lankenau Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Wiest was a microbiologist at Glaxo Smith Kline in King of Prussia. She earned her bachelors in biological science and cellular and molecular science 2022.

"Though Alyssa’s time on Earth was far too brief, her legacy of love, light, and laughter will live on in the hearts of all who knew her," her obituary stated. "She touched countless lives with her kindness and strength. May we carry her memory forward by living as she did—with courage, compassion, and an unwavering zest for life."

A GoFundMe was launched to create scholarship in Alyssa's name: the Alyssa Rose STEM Scholarship.

More than $113,000 has been raised to support the scholarship.

Learn more about the scholarship and the related foundation established in her honor here.