Inmate accused of killing cellmate in Taycheedah found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WBAY) - On Monday, 27-year-old Taylor Sanchez was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Cindy Schulz-Juedes.

Sanchez withdrew her NGI plea and pleaded “no contest.”

Judge Walker revoked bond, and the sentencing date is scheduled for July 28.

The conviction stems from a defendant murdering her cellmate on July 19, 2023, at the Taycheedah Correctional Institute.

Sanchez claimed to hear voices telling her to commit the act, according to a criminal complaint filed in January.

A jury trial was scheduled to begin on July 21, 2025.

“When the judicial system places someone in prison their safety becomes the responsibility of the state, until their release from confinement. This defendant stole that safety by murdering another inmate. Those horrific actions further threaten the safety of other inmates and correctional officers, and she now faces life in prison after being convicted of first-degree intentional homicide,” District Attorney Toney stated.