CASE 266Madison, Wisconsin
2017
Andrew Nesbitt
Andrew Nesbitt was found dead in his apartment on his 46th birthday in March 2017. Investigators used recordings from bars, taxis, and streets to reconstruct his last night.
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Showing 1–8 of 8CASE 270Appleton, Wisconsin
2013
Josh Richards
Josh Richards was shot at the Luna Lounge nightclub in December 2013. Investigators looked to security footage inside and around the venue to identify the gunman.
CASE 369Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2013
Kelly Dwyer
Kelly Dwyer disappeared after a night out in Milwaukee. The investigation examined her last visit to her boyfriend’s apartment and security footage that challenged his account of her departure. Kris Zocco was convicted of her homicide in 2018.
CASE 125Wisconsin
2005
Steven Avery & Teresa Halbach
Steven Avery was exonerated of an earlier sexual-assault conviction before being convicted of Teresa Halbach’s 2005 murder. His nephew Brendan Dassey was also convicted. Making a Murderer brought international attention to disputed evidence and Dassey’s interrogation, while the convictions remained the subject of legal challenges.
CASE 131Wisconsin
1994
Diane Borchardt
Diane Borchardt recruited teenagers, including students she knew through school, to kill her husband Ruben in Wisconsin in 1994. The promised reward and the teenagers’ accounts helped reveal the plot. The case became the basis of the television drama Seduced by Madness.
CASE 012Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1981
Laurie Bembenek & Christine Schultz · “Bambi”
Christine Schultz was killed in her Milwaukee home in 1981. Laurie Bembenek, who had married Schultz’s former husband, was convicted of the murder but disputed the evidence. Her 1990 prison escape and capture in Canada fueled national coverage. Later proceedings produced a no-contest plea to a reduced murder charge, rather than an exoneration.
CASE 075Wisconsin & Ohio
1978–1991
Jeffrey Dahmer
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Revere Senior High School, Reverie yearbook, 1978 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.Jeffrey Dahmer murdered 17 men and boys between 1978 and 1991. When Tracy Edwards escaped his Milwaukee apartment, police discovered evidence of the killings. Reporting and documentaries have also examined missed opportunities to intervene and the experiences of victims’ families.
CASE 078Plainfield, Wisconsin
1954–1957
Ed Gein
The disappearance of shopkeeper Bernice Worden in 1957 led police to Ed Gein’s Wisconsin home, where they found her remains and evidence of grave robbing. He was also linked to Mary Hogan’s death. His case inspired horror fiction, which should be distinguished from factual accounts.
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