WI WI - John Zera, 14, Franklin, 20 February 1976

[Winward1]

Just searched this forum and saw this case mentioned but not in a thread of it's own. It garnered a cover story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel today.

 

[Winward1]

A story on the case. Evidently the prime suspect has been arrested. The Sentinel will have another story next Wed: http://www.jsonline.com/news/crime/42036987.html

 

[Rayemonde]

A really good November 2015 series of articles and podcast about John's unsolved murder:

http://jsonline.com/watchdog/unsolved-the-search-for-john-zeras-killer-b99541076z1-339934181.html

 

[pleasestandby]

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http://www.jsonline.com/story/news/investigations/2016/11/14/dna-doesnt-crack-zera-homicide-case/93594146/

Gina Barton , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel November 14, 2016

After months of testing, DNA experts at an Ohio lab have been unable to identify the person who killed 14-year-old John Zera in 1976.

“Nothing to crack the case,” said Hales Corners Police Chief Eric Cera.

 

[Brotherfudz]

James Lee Crummel seems like a pretty viable suspect in this case, not sure if he was still in Wisconsin at the time though