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True crime cases in Wisconsin

27case filesUpdated Jul 18, 2026

Casepin holds 27 case files in Wisconsin. By legal status, 2 marked unsolved and 25 marked solved.

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25
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1911–2024
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12
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    Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin · 2008

    Murder of Julie Jensen

    Julie Jensen was found dead in her Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin home on December 3, 1998, after being poisoned with antifreeze. A letter she wrote before her death naming her husband, Mark Jensen, as a suspect became central evidence. Mark Jensen was convicted in 2008, had that conviction overturned on appeal in 2015, and was convicted again at a second trial in 2023.

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    Hartford, Wisconsin · 2013

    Murder of Jessie Blodgett

    Jessie Blodgett, a 19-year-old college student and musician from Hartford, Wisconsin, was strangled in her home in July 2013 by a former acquaintance, Daniel Bartelt, who was later convicted of first-degree intentional homicide.

    2 to watch & hear
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    Milwaukee, Wisconsin · 2024

    Murder of Sade Robinson

    Sade Robinson, a 19-year-old Milwaukee college student, was reported missing on April 2, 2024, and her dismembered remains were recovered from multiple locations over the following weeks. Maxwell Anderson was convicted of her murder on June 6, 2025, and sentenced to life in prison.

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    Sterling Hall, University of Wisconsin–Madison · 1970

    Sterling Hall bombing

    A pre-dawn truck bombing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on August 24, 1970, aimed at a military-funded research center, killed physics researcher Robert Fassnacht and injured three others.

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    Dane County, Wisconsin · 2021

    Murder of Bart and Krista Halderson

    Chandler Halderson was convicted of murdering and dismembering his parents, Bart and Krista Halderson, in Dane County, Wisconsin, in July 2021, after they began to discover he had lied about his college enrollment, employment, and plans to relocate for a new job. He was convicted on all charges in March 2022 and sentenced to life without parole; his final appeal was denied by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in June 2026.

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    Spring Brook, Wisconsin, United States · 2018

    Murder of Alex Woodworth

    Alex Woodworth, 24, was stabbed 16 times by his ex-girlfriend Ezra McCandless in her car in Spring Brook, Wisconsin, in March 2018; she was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison in 2020.

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    Weston High School, Cazenovia, Wisconsin, United States · 2006

    2006 Weston High School shooting

    On September 29, 2006, a 15-year-old freshman shot and fatally wounded Principal John Klang in the main hallway of Weston High School in Cazenovia, Wisconsin, after a custodian disarmed him of a shotgun. The shooter was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.

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    Molson Coors Beverage Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin · 2020

    2020 Milwaukee Brewery Shooting

    On February 26, 2020, a Molson Coors employee shot and killed five coworkers at the company's Milwaukee brewery before killing himself.

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    Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, Oak Creek, Wisconsin · 2012

    Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting

    On August 5, 2012, a gunman opened fire at a Sikh gurdwara in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six worshippers and wounding four others, including a responding police officer, before fatally shooting himself. A seventh victim died of his wounds in 2020, and his death was ruled a homicide.

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    St. Michael School, Dane, Wisconsin · 2010

    Killing of Alfred Kunz

    Rev. Alfred Joseph Kunz, a Catholic priest in Dane, Wisconsin, was found with his throat slit and stab wounds in the hallway of St. Michael School on March 4, 1998. The case remains unsolved despite a partial DNA sample recovered from retested forensic evidence.

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Case files in Wisconsin

The files run from 1911 to 2024. The 2010s hold the most, with 7 files. The oldest is Sterling Hall bombing, from 1970.

They are spread across 21 cities and towns; the most are in Milwaukee (4), Green Bay (2) and Madison (2). By type, the largest groups are murder and homicide cases (27), arson cases (4) and domestic violence cases (3).

12 files of the 27 have coverage attached: 27 videos, podcasts and documentaries from 11 creators. The most covered is Murder of Julie Jensen, with 5 items to watch or hear. That Chapter, Annie Elise and 48 Hours have covered the most of them.

Every file is written from cited sources and pinned where it happened, and every person named carries the legal status the record gives them. If you hold information about an unsolved case, contact the investigating agency named in its file rather than posting it publicly. Families and anyone involved can request a correction from any file.

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How many case files in Wisconsin are on Casepin?

27. By status: 2 unsolved and 25 solved. The count covers published files only and changes as new files clear review.

What is the oldest of these files?

Sterling Hall bombing, from 1970. Open the file

Which case in Wisconsin has the most coverage?

Murder of Julie Jensen, with 5 videos, podcasts and documentaries linked from its file. Open the file

Which creators have covered case files in Wisconsin?

That Chapter (4 cases), Annie Elise (3 cases) and 48 Hours (2 cases), among 11 creators in all.

Where in Wisconsin are most of these cases?

Milwaukee (4), Green Bay (2) and Madison (2).

How current is this page?

It rebuilds hourly from the published files; the newest file change here is dated Jul 18, 2026. A status changes only when the record behind it does.

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