This is the second homicide charge connected to a fatal overdose to be sentenced in Douglas County. There are four similar cases currently being prosecuted.
This is the second homicide charge connected to a fatal overdose to be sentenced in Douglas County. There are four similar cases currently being prosecuted.
The man who provided Brianna Holecek with fentanyl has been charged with first-degree homicide. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
Barb Vande Venter, left, talks to her grandson, Killian Holecek, 5, center, about his mother, Brianna, who died in June 2020 of a fatal overdose, as Cortona Ness, 6, holds the other side of the poster outside of the Douglas County Courthouse on Monday, April 19, 2021. (Jed Carlson / jcarlson@superiortelegram.com)
A small group gathered in front of the Douglas County Courthouse on Monday, April 19, to remember Brianna (Vande Venter) Holecek.
The Superior woman died June 11 at age 36 from an overdose caused by the combined effect of fentanyl and ethanol. A Duluth man, Jeffery Paul Linder, has been charged with first-degree reckless homicide for allegedly providing her with the fentanyl.