SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Police say 53-year-old Brenda Lynn Hansen died of knife wounds suffered yesterday in her home on West Misty Glen Place.
Lincoln County State’s Attorney Tom Wollman says 41-year-old John Richard Senn of Sioux Falls is charged with her murder. Wollman says Senn is charged with first degree murder, felony murder, second degree murder, robbery and burglary.
Police say Senn had OxyContin pills that they believe came from the victim’s home.
There were adults and children in the home who called 9-1-1 but they did not see the stabbing. Sioux Falls Police Chief Doug Barthel says they're looking for the murder weapon and believe it's somewhere between the victim's home and Senn's home on South Theodore Avenue. Barthel says the knife is probably bloody and may be in a plastic grocery bag. He asks that if you find the knife don't touch it but callpolice.