Michael Dutkiewicz is escorted out of a courtroom in the Montgomery County Courthouse. Dutkiewicz is on trial this week in the murder of Alyssa Wiest, his girlfriend. Read more Vinny Vella/ Staff

by Vinny Vella Published Oct. 14, 2025, 4:23 p.m. ET

When Alyssa Wiest broke up with her boyfriend after a night out in May, she had no idea that her life was in danger, Montgomery County prosecutors said Tuesday at the beginning of her alleged killer’s trial .

But Michael Dutkiewicz, 27, could not accept her decision, and he executed Wiest in what Assistant District Attorney Yasmine Finnegan said was a clear case of first-degree murder.

“She couldn’t have known she’d pay for her decision with her life,” Finnegan said. “He formulated and plan and decided to kill her.”

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