WI - Homicide News

19 Oct 2015

50-year-old Jose Ferreira charged in 1982 killing of teenage Milwaukee girl


MILWAUKEE  — Authorities have charged a man in the Milwaukee cold case of a seventh-grade girl found dead more than 30 years ago. Prosecutors say Jose Ferreira, now 50, is responsible for the death of 13-year-old Carrie Ann Jopek, who went missing in 1982.

16 Oct 2015

Superior man charged in Duluth fatal hit-and-run


DULUTH, Minn. - Bail is set at $250,000 for a Superior, Wisconsin, man charged with criminal vehicular homicide in a fatal hit-and-run in Duluth, Minnesota.

16 Oct 2015

Victim of apparent homicide pulled from KK River


MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee police are investigating an apparent homicide at 9th and Harrison on the city’s south side on Friday morning, October 16th.

16 Oct 2015

2 with ties to Milwaukee street gang charged in 3 homicides


Two Milwaukee men associated with the Uptown Street Boys gang have been charged in connection with a string of shootings and homicides dating back to 2011.

15 Oct 2015

Portage ~ Friends - Daughter testify in Waldhart homicide trial


In the final day of witnesses for the state Thursday, the prosecution presented Leah Waldhart as not simply the sole suspect of authorities, but as a woman who has repeatedly confessed to killing Curtis Wylesky.

15 Oct 2015

Beloit man gets 30 years for running over ex-girlfriend


BELOIT, Wis. (AP) -- A 42-year-old Beloit man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for running over and killing his ex-girlfriend in her driveway last year.

15 Oct 2015

More details in Eau Claire drive-by shooting


EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) -- New information has been released on a drive-by shooting that happened in Eau Claire County. The shooting happened on the 4200 block of County Trunk I in Pleasant Valley around 5:30 Tuesday evening.

15 Oct 2015

Man accused of fatal stabbing of Black River Falls woman pleads not guilty


The man accused of fatally stabbing a Black River Falls woman in a pet park plead not guilty Wednesday. 23-year-old John Cook stood mute as the court entered a not guilty plea on his behalf to 1st degree intentional homicide of 30-year-old Jacinda Muir.

15 Oct 2015

Teen arrested accused of death threats at Lake Mills High School


LAKE MILLS (WKOW) -- Police arrested an 18-year old man who they say threatened to kill several students at Lake Mills High School on Thursday. Colin Z. Dohman of Cambridge was booked into the Jefferson County jail on a disorderly conduct charge.

11 Oct 2015

Three vehicles associated with Andrew Oregon case now recovered


KENOSHA COUNTY -- It's a small community with a big time criminal roaming around. Residents in the Town of Brighton are on alert as homicide suspect Andrew Obregon continues to elude authorities in cornfields and high-speed chases.

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