Kelly Lynn Dahm was 19 when she was found dead inside a black sedan in the St. Croix County Government Center parking lot in Hudson, Wisconsin. Her body was discovered on September 20, 2008; an autopsy showed multiple gunshot wounds and a gunshot to the head as the cause of death. She was described as a White female from Maplewood, Minnesota, and her death followed an on-again, off-again relationship.

The investigation focused on her 29-year-old boyfriend, Christopher S. Ledesma of Woodbury, Minnesota. That same evening Woodbury police had taken Ledesma into custody after a disturbance at relatives’ home and found a handgun nearby. Information from that arrest led officers to Dahm’s body in the car. Investigators reported spent casings in Ledesma’s pocket that matched a revolver recovered at the scene, and he allegedly told his wife, She is dead. I put three bullets in her head. Authorities said the motive appeared related to Dahm’s efforts to end the relationship.

Ledesma was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and later pleaded no contest to second-degree intentional homicide; he was sentenced to 35 years in prison followed by 25 years of extended supervision. Does anyone have additional information about Kelly’s life or where she spent her time before September 2008?