Tracey Richter, center, reacts as the jury in her first-degree murder trial returns a guilty verdict Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 in Webster County District Court. Richter was convicted for the Dec. 13, 2001 shooting death of Dustin Wehde in her Early, Iowa home.
Tracey Richter, center, reacts as the jury in her first-degree murder trial returns a guilty verdict Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 in Webster County District Court. Richter was convicted for the Dec. 13, 2001 shooting death of Dustin Wehde in her Early, Iowa home. Her defense attorney Scott Bandstra, listens at left as co-defense council Karmen Anderson reacts at right. Hans Madsen, Pool, Associated Press
By Associated Press

FORT DODGE, Iowa — The mother of a man shot and killed by a neighbor in 2001 says a jury verdict finding her guilty of murder is a blessing.

An Iowa jury found Tracey Richter guilty Monday of first-degree murder in the 2001 death of 20-year-old Dustin Wehde.

Richter claimed she shot Wehde to protect herself and her children during a home invasion. Prosecutors maintained there was no home invasion and Richter killed Wehde to keep him quiet about his role in a plot to frame her ex-husband.

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His mother, Mona Wehde, says she feels justice has been done for her son but that a lot of pain remains.

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