In his appeal, Matthew Ecker, 46, claimed the circumstantial evidence supported a reasonable hypothesis that 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig died by suicide.

Matthew Phillip Ecker, 45 ... which followed an eight-day trial. UPDATE: MN Court of Appeals upholds conviction in Lowertown St. Paul murder A former emergency room nurse practitioner, Ecker ...

An appeal was filed on June 25, 2024 on behalf of Matthew Ecker by ... second-degree murder, with intent, not premeditated, in the death of Alex Pennig after a two-week jury trial in Ramsey ...