MADISON, Wis. — A not guilty plea was entered Wednesday for a man accused of killing a 39-year-old woman in eastern Dane County last year.
Jose Luis Gonzalez, Sr. is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of Dora Gonzalez Zarate. Online court records show he stood mute during an arraignment hearing and his bail was continued.
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Gonzalez is accused of killing Zarate in her home. She was found on May 24, 2022 with a gunshot wound to her head.
According to a criminal complaint, Gonzalez and Zarate were in a romantic relationship she was trying to get out of. Gonzalez reportedly left Wisconsin in the days following Zarate’s death, and was arrested in Delaware in August.
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