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Waukesha Murder; Man accused of killing neighbor pleads not guilty

Waukesha Murder; Man accused of killing neighbor pleads not guilty

A Waukesha man charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a dead body after police say he killed his neighbor and hid the body pleaded not guilty Monday, Dec. 23. Kevin Lychwick, 62, is due back in court on February 7. 2025.

Before Lychwick pleaded guilty, the court heard from a detective during Lychwick’s preliminary hearing. The judge then found probable cause to bind Lychwick for trial.

Case Details

The body was found Oct. 30 in a wooded area near Moreland and north Waukesha. But police say the victim was actually killed months earlier.

Prosecutors say the man responsible for the crime is Lychwick. Investigators believe he shot 56-year-old Carlos Maldonado in the head in April. They say Lychwick wrapped the body in a plastic sheet and bound Maldonado’s hands with duct tape.

Maldonado’s family spoke to police about their loved one’s disappearance. Lychwick and the victim lived across the street from each other in the same apartment building.

A passerby found the body in October near the apartment and called the police.

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Waukesha Police Capt. Dan Baumann said Lychwick was caught on surveillance cameras walking toward the woods in the middle of the night. More evidence was later found in his apartment — and Baumann said the gun used to kill Maldonado was found in Lychwick’s car. A note in Lychwick’s apartment made police even more concerned.

Police do not believe there are any other victims.

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