At about 9.45pm on April 14, 2015, an eerie calm was blanketing the St. Croix River at

Interstate Park in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, if only for a moment.

Minutes earlier, the very opposite was true, and just minutes later, the scene would be

in chaos again.

A verbal confrontation that had turned into a physical one between two groups of men had

just ended.

The confrontation ended with one man, just 34 years old, lying on the ground, gasping

for his last breaths while his friend frantically dialed 911.

And with another group of four friends, all aged 19, fleeing the St. Croix River, vowing

to never speak about what happened to anyone, let alone to the police.

When officers arrived at the scene, just minutes after the 911 call was made, they found

the man lying on the ground, his friend kneeling over him, doing CPR to try and revive

him.

The man on the ground's name was Peter Kelly, and although his friend was trying hard

to save him, it ultimately wouldn't work.

Peter died that night after being transported to the St. Croix Regional Medical Center.

He had suffered a single stab wound to the left side of his chest.

There were many witnesses who were there when the confrontation turned deadly, but only two

people know for sure what happened, and one of those people was now deceased.

This is Jillian and you are listening to Court Junkie, episode 78.

Peter's friend, Ross Sleckman, who was reportedly covered in blood and vomit, spoke with

investigators at the Sheriff's Department later that night.

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