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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Milwaukee County, WI

The Umber Flats Road Killing (1965)

Unsolved homicide from 1965 in Milwaukee County, WI. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the tip line transcripts.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1965

    Body discovered near Umber Flats; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1966

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1975

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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mapsandtime4 days ago

County weather records contradict the stated ground conditions in the scene report. That changes the tyre impression reading.

248 agree
quietmile1 week ago

The evidence inventory lists a fibre sample that does not appear in any lab report. Where did it go?

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