Staskal to be released to group home in Eau Claire
Mark Staskal will be released from Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison to a group home in Eau Claire, perhaps as soon as Thursday.
Staskal, 44, stabbed his sister, Marcy, to death in 1984 in Milton but was found not guilty because of mental illness. Marcy was 16.
Staskal has been living at Mendota since his trial.
Rock County Judge Michael Byron on Wednesday completed the legal process that started in January when he ruled that Staskal was eligible and fit for conditional release. Byron ordered the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services to develop a treatment plan for Staskal.
The plan includes around-the-clock supervision of Staskal, whose whereabouts will be electronically monitored through an ankle bracelet. The group home—The Bernice & Genevieve Foundation, 3806 Woodcrest Court—will provide medication monitoring and transportation to and from all Staskal’s appointments.

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