Mark Milk, who once had his life sentence commuted by Kristi Noem, is now facing multiple charges in connection with the death of his 14-year-old niece.

Mark Milk, 51, who faces five counts related to the death of McKenna Wendel, 14, was serving a a life term for manslaughter in 2023 when the former South Dakota governor commuted…

Mark Milk is now charged with six counts stemming from the death of his 14-year-old niece, McKenna Wendel. Then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem granted Milk clemency in 2023 for a…

A South Dakota man whose sentence of life in prison was commuted by former Gov. Kristi Noem is now implicated in the death of his 14-year-old niece

McKenna Wendel was last seen alive on March 14 and her body was found outside Brookings, an hour's drive north of Sioux Falls, on March 19.

McKenna Wendel was reported missing in mid-March and found dead in a rural area near Brookings, South Dakota, after a dayslong search, police said.

Mark Milk, who once had his life sentence commuted by Kristi Noem, is now facing multiple charges in connection with the death of his 14-year-old niece.