39-year-old Mile Dukic Charged With 1st-degree Intentional Homicide Of Amanda Varisco, 44, In The Southside Of Milwaukee

Varisco was fatally stabbed more than 22 times by her 39-year-old live-in boyfriend, according to Milwaukee police.

By H. Nelson Goodson 

Hispanic News Network U.S.A.

February 10, 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On Monday, Mile Dukic, 39, was charged with 1st-degree intentional homicide including use of a dangerous weapon, and 2 felony counts for bail jumping in connection with the February 5, 2026 fatal stabbing homicide of Amanda Varisco, 44, at the 3600 block of W. National Ave. in the Southside of Milwaukee.

If convicted, Dukic is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole for Varisco's murder and 6 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines or both for each count of bail jumping.

According to the criminal complaint, Milwaukee police were called to do a wellness check on Varisco after her daughter received text messages from Dukic letting her know that he fatally stabbed her mother to death.

When police arrived arrived at the scene around 7:14 p.m. for a suicide attempt call, according to the Milwaukee police call log on February 5, 2026, they found Varisco on the floor of the apartment bleeding from multiple stab wounds to her chest, abdomen and knife slashes to ther arms and hands. Varisco was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Dukic told police that Varisco had disrespected him when she was talking on the phone with another man, and then she wanted to leave. He got mad and stabbed her to death.

Dukic was charged with one felony count for bail jumping in September 9, 2025, the case is still pending.

On February 9, 2025, Dukic was charged with one felony count for stalking including use of a dangerous weapon. The case is still pending.

On April 15, 2010, Dukic was convicted on one felony count of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle and was sentenced to 16 years in prison, with 8 years incarceration and 8 years supervision, to be served concurrently with two other charges. He was also convicted for injury by use of vehicle under controlled substances (7 years and 6 months in prison, and 5 years supervision), and operating a vehicle without a valid license causing death (9 months in the house of corrections), all counts to be served concurrently, according to Milwaukee County court records.