Outro

When a woman in Wisconsin is found dead in the woods, the explanation seems almost ready-made. It is built from familiar truths, repeated often enough to sound convincing.

But as investigators dig deeper, small inconsistencies begin to surface. Timelines shift. Messages do not quite fit. And what first appears straightforward slowly turns into something far more unsettling.

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Research & Writing:
Ryan Deininger

Editing:
Aiden Wolf

Sources:
Court TV Recap
Prosecution Opening Statements
Defense Opening Statements
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 1
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 2
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 3
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 4
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 5
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 6
LIVE: Hidden Body Murder Trial – WI v. Matthew Pahl – Day 7
Police Interrogation
Prosecutors charge man with killing woman found in town of Delafield last year
Criminal Complaint 
Construction crew finds body in Delafield
Trial delayed for man charged with killing girlfriend and dumping body
Waukesha man charged with homicide and hiding corpse
Man accused of killing girlfriend, dumping her body pleads not guilty
Judge hears motions in Pahl homicide case
Jackson home searched for evidence in murder probe
Doctor’s testimony in Pahl murder trial to be limited
Man convicted of murdering his girlfriend
Live updates: Day 1 of WI v. Matthew Pahl, homicide of Stephanie Pavlons
Live updates: Day 2 of WI v. Matthew Pahl, homicide of Stephanie Pavlons
Live updates: Day 3 of WI v. Matthew Pahl, homicide of Stephanie Pavlons
Live updates: Day 4 of WI v. Matthew Pahl, homicide of Stephanie Pavlons
Live updates: Day 5 of WI v. Matthew Pahl, homicide of Stephanie Pavlons
Body found in woods, Waukesha man on trial for girlfriend's death
Man killed girlfriend and hid her body in the woods after she said she was going to leave
'She was caring, loving': Waukesha man charged in 2022 murder of girlfriend
Waukesha man found guilty of girlfriend's 2022 murder