A Wisconsin man is accused of fatally shooting the husband of a woman he was having an affair with and hiding his body, according to court filings.
On Monday, March 30, criminal charges including first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse were filed against Charles Allers in connection with the death of Terry DuSell, court records viewed by Us Weekly show.
The charges were filed nearly a month after the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office named Allers, 62, as a person of interest on March 3, when DuSell’s body was discovered.
DuSell, 56, of Ladysmith, had been reported as potentially missing a day earlier, on March 2, “because his family hadn’t had contact with him,” the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
An investigation led authorities to take Allers and DuSell’s wife, Elizabeth DuSell, into custody, according to authorities.
Elizabeth, 55, was charged with hiding a corpse on March 4 in connection with her husband’s death, the sheriff’s office announced in a news release shared that day.
Like Allers, she is also charged with first-degree homicide and use of a dangerous weapon, along with other offenses including domestic abuse, court records show.
Court records did not indicate whether Allers or Elizabeth had retained attorneys as of Wednesday, April 1.
According to a criminal complaint filed against Elizabeth, Allers was found driving DuSell’s vehicle after Terry’s relatives alerted law enforcement to his possible disappearance.
While speaking with authorities on March 3, Allers admitted to shooting Terry to death on February 28, the criminal complaint says.
“Charles was in an intimate relationship with [Terry’s] wife for approximately two-months and occasionally stayed” at a “secondary residential structure” on Terry’s property, according to the filing.
Terry was unaware of the romantic affair and that Allers had been staying on his property, Allers and Elizabeth told authorities, the criminal complaint says.
“Charles and Elizabeth often spoke about how things would be without [Terry] in the picture and Charles confirmed there were lengthy discussions about killing [Terry],” the filing continues.
On February 28, Terry was shot “six to seven” times inside his home with a gun he’d kept inside his truck, according to the criminal complaint.
Allers “indicated he felt no emotional connection, nor would he ever apologize to the family of [Terry] for what he did,” the filing says.
Allers told investigators that he dragged Terry’s body from the house with “a thick rope,” duct tape and bedding, according to the complaint.
He then hid Terry’s body behind a cattle trailer, the complaint says.
A blanket was found covering Terry’s body, according to the filing.
Allers is due in court for an initial appearance set for April 6, records show. Elizabeth is due in court for a bail/bond hearing on April 21.
Rusk County is about a 130-mile drive northeast from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
