Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Department of Justice praised for Bear Trap murder probe

By RALPH ANSAMI

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HURLEY — After Donald Rick was sentenced for the murder of Lisa Waldros in the March 2016 fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon, Assistant Attorney General Richard Dufour met with family members to discuss their concerns after an emotional day in court.

That has been standard practice for Dufour all through the ordeal and his devotion to the case and compassion has not been lost on family members.

Rick, 45, a Hurley native, was sentenced by Iron County Judge Patrick J. Madden on Thursday to life in prison, without the possibility of parole, f...