ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Milwaukee County, WI

The Murder of Thaddeus Ossman (1982)

Thaddeus Ossman was killed near Hollow Road in Milwaukee County, WI in 1982. The death was ruled a homicide caused by injuries consistent with an assault, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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  1. 1982

    The victim was last seen leaving Hollow Road and was found two days later.

  2. 1986

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2000

    A cold case unit re-interviewed surviving witnesses.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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