Wendy Poulsen wanted “a bit of peace of mind” when she installed a tracking device inside the trunk of her 18-year-old daughter’s car, but she never imagined it would ultimately help catch her daughter’s killer.
Poulsen’s adopted daughter, Dani, was discovered dead in her car on Sept. 1, 2019 from a fentanyl overdose, according to The New York Post.
While the tragic death devastated Poulsen, the data collected within the tracking device was able to lead Minnesota investigators to Dani’s drug dealer, Calvonzo Burnett — a man who was also eventually held responsible for selling a lethal amount of fentanyl to another teen, Jordan Knudson, who died in December 2019.
Toxicology reports showed that at the time of Dani’s death she had Xanax, cocaine, methamphetamine and fentanyl in her system, according to The Minneapolis Star Tribune.
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Although the local newspaper never mentions Dani by name, the details of her death match those provided to The Post by Poulsen.
Investigators discovered phone records between Dani and Burnett that showed the pair had exchanged 79 calls between Aug. 26 and 31, including one message on Aug. 29 where she asked for cocaine and Xanax.
“I got everything,” Burnett allegedly texted back.
Burnett was arrested the following February and pleaded guilty in October 2020 on two counts of third-degree murder for both deaths. As part of a plea deal, her received a…
