Background
Sueppel was born on August 13, 1965, the son of William and Patricia Tierney Sueppel.
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Education
He graduated from Regina High School and the University of Northern Iowa.
Career
He was charged with stealing $559,040 from the bank over a period of several years, but pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering on February 20, 2008. Sueppel married Sheryl Kesterson there on June 13, 1990. When this failed, he resorted to a baseball bat and killed the children before driving to nearby City Park where he attempted to drown himself.
When this in turn failed, he then called 911, requested that rescue personnel be sent to his home, and then drove his van into a concrete abutment on Interstate 80.
He died of the combination of injuries suffered in the collision along with the resulting fire. His charred remains were burned beyond recognition and had to be identified using dental records.
Factoring in were differing accounts of possible mental illness both independent of and related to Sueppel committing familicide. In August 2008, Hills Bank and Trust filed court documents demanding payment from Sueppel"s estate for the allegedly embezzled funds and for $32,673 in outstanding loans.
