ABCNEWS - Man whose life sentence was commuted by Kristi Noem faces charges in teen's death
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.
HUFFPOST - Man Whose Life Sentence Was Commuted By Kristi Noem Now Implicated In His Niece's Death
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 his sentence.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - Uncle of missing McKenna Wendel charged in her cocaine-related death
Mark Milk was previously serving a life sentence for manslaugher but his term was commuted by then-Gov. Kristi Noem.