A southern Wisconsin mother faces a first-degree intentional homicide charge after allegedly stabbing her 14-year-old daughter to death, telling authorities she did it to “protect” the girl from billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk.
Tyiece Oninski, 41, of the town of Turtle in Rock County, is accused of fatally stabbing her daughter, Kuren Rein, on or around March 19. Oninski then allegedly attempted to take her own life.
The next day, Oninski called the Rock County Communications Center’s non-emergency line and told dispatchers she had “murdered” her daughter the night before. According to a criminal complaint filed in Rock County Circuit Court, Oninski told police: “Yeah, I murdered her to protect her from somebody else, period.” She later clarified that the person she feared was Musk. It is not clear what threat Oninski believed Musk posed to her daughter.
When dispatchers asked whether an ambulance should be sent, Oninski allegedly replied, “She’s dead, honey. She needs a hearse.”
Officers who responded to the home on the 2000 block of East Gorton Street found Rein on a porch with the door shut, lying in a large pool of blood. She had two deep stab wounds to her neck and additional wounds on her wrists, but no defensive wounds, according to the complaint. A black pocket knife and an empty sheath were found beside her body. Authorities said it appeared Rein had been dead for several hours.
Oninski was found at the scene with deep cuts to her neck, both wrists, and her cheek. Her left foot was stained with what appeared to be blood, and investigators observed a partial bloody footprint inside the home. At the hospital, blood tests came back positive for benzodiazepines, amphetamines, and THC.
While Oninski was hospitalized, she “enthusiastically asked a deputy” if her name was in the news, and appeared disappointed to learn it was not. Rock County Court Commissioner Jack Hoag cited that behavior at bond hearing, saying he found it deeply troubling.
“She was speaking to an individual at the Madison hospital, and what she’s alleged to have said is ‘Is, like, my name all over the news yet?'” Hoag said. “And the assessment by a deputy is that she appeared disappointed that the killing was not immediately featured in the news.”
Hoag set Oninski’s bond at $1 million on the homicide charge, rejecting a defense request for lower bond. Oninski’s attorney, Matt Lantta, argued she is indigent and shows signs of mental distress. Hoag said he believes Oninski poses a danger to the community, pointing to the nature of the alleged crime, her statements afterward, and a prior court record that includes battery and violent behavior.
Hoag also noted that Rein was an honors student at Beloit Memorial High School.
“I don’t know how to take this right now as anything other than a first-degree intentional homicide case committed by a family member with a very high degree of violence involved,” Hoag said.
Oninski remains in custody. Her next court appearance is scheduled for April 14.
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