Kelly Michael Vance explained the reason publicly for the first time during his sentencing hearing Friday, saying he killed Dr. William “Bill” Trolenberg after asking the dentist for money.
Three days after popular Newport News dentist, Dr. William “Bill” Trolenberg, was gunned down outside his office in 2019, police arrested Navy veteran Kelly Michael Vance in the killing. Vance was captured on video shooting Trolenberg but a crucial question remained: Why?
Prosecutors offered to reduce the first-degree murder charge to second-degree murder if Kelly Michael Vance "would explain why he committed this crime.”