(WFRV) – Keith Kutska, the final member of the so-called Monfils Six to be released from prison, has died at age 74.
According to his obituary, Kutska died Feb. 24, 2026, while traveling in Arizona. He was released from prison in 2023 after serving nearly 30 years in connection with the 1992 death of Tom Monfils.
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Kutska and five co-workers were convicted in Brown County in 1995 of being party to Monfils’ murder at a Green Bay paper mill. Monfils’ body was discovered at the bottom of a pulp vat.
Prosecutors argued the men retaliated against Monfils after he reported that Kutska had stolen an extension cord. All six were sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.
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Over time, Kutska’s co-defendants were released. Michel Piaskowski was released in 2001, Dale Basten in 2017, Michael Hirn in 2018, and Michael Johnson and Rey Moore in 2019.
All six men maintained their innocence throughout the case.
