Terry Gene DuSell, a 56-year-old man from Ladysmith, Wisconsin, was killed inside his rural Rusk County home during the early morning hours of February 28, 2026. Family reported him missing on March 2 after they could not reach him; his vehicle was gone from the residence and later found in Sawyer County being driven by Charles Allers, who was taken into custody on an unrelated probation warrant.

According to the criminal complaint, Allers told investigators he had been involved in an intimate relationship with DuSell’s wife, Elizabeth, and that the two had discussed killing Terry. Allers reportedly said Elizabeth told him where a .22-caliber Ruger was kept in the truck, that he retrieved it and returned to the house, and that he shot Terry six or seven times while Terry was upstairs. The complaint alleges the body was then moved and dragged behind a cattle trailer and covered.

Both Allers and Elizabeth were identified as persons of interest. Allers was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse; Elizabeth was initially charged with hiding a corpse and later also charged with first-degree intentional homicide as a party to a crime. Both pleaded not guilty and their criminal cases remained pending through the summer of 2026. If anyone knew Terry or has information about his death, please share what can help the investigation.