Identified! WI - La Crosse Co, WhtFem 25, UP4784, partial remains, head never recovered, Feb'85 - Terry Dolowy

[Romulus]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/873ufwi.html

The Doe Network Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: February 19, 1985 Location of Discovery: La Crosse County, Wisconsin Estimated Date of Death: 1985 State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description ** Listed information is approximate Estimated Age: 25 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'8" Weight: 132 lbs. Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Dentals: Available from missing persons dental records. Upper left 1st molar has a chipped filling. Fingerprints: Available. RT: PM PI PM P0 17; LT: P0 P0 16 PI 17. DNA: Unknown. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Unknown Jewelry: Unknown Additional Personal Items: Unknown Case History The decedent was found on February 19, 1985, in La Crosse County, Wisconsin. Although her remains have been positively identified, her head has never been recovered. Investigating Agency(s) If you have any information about this case please contact;Agency Name: La Crosse County Medical Examiner's Office (WI) Agency Contact Person: N/A Agency Phone Number: 608-785-9638 Agency Case Number: C271-85 NCIC Case Number: N/A NamUs Case Number: MP/UP # 4784 Former Hot Case Number: 2153 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Information Source(s) NamUs

 

[Pennysmom1]

Investigators hope to find new forensic evidence that might solve the 1985 homicide of 24-year-old Terry Dolowy, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse senior who disappeared along with her poodle on Valentine's Day.

Body exhumed in 1985 murder

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

873UFWI, discovered in La Crosse County, Wisconsin on February 19, 1985 is now a closed case per NamUs. No further information is available.

I guess they finally managed to confirm her identity, then.

 

[vermontaigne]

Here's a good article on Terry Dolowy. LaCrosse is in Vernon County, where Vernon County Jane Doe was found, also in a ditch, but missing her hands, rather than her head, the previous year (1984). Vernon County Jane Doe is still unidentified, but DNA Doe Project are working on her.

 

[46daze]

So was her body found in La Crosse County or Vernon? They're adjacent, but La Crosse (city) is just a short drive from the Vernon County boarder.

 

[46daze]

So was her body found in La Crosse County or Vernon? They're adjacent, but La Crosse (city) is just a short drive from the Vernon County boarder.

Nvm. I really shouldn't read the la crosse tribune on a mobile... It's skips chunks of text.

So she was found within Vernon Co., just past the border.

 

[vermontaigne]

So was her body found in La Crosse County or Vernon? They're adjacent, but La Crosse (city) is just a short drive from the Vernon County boarder.

Yes, you are correct. LaCrosse is in LaCrosse County (duh!), but I guess she was found in Vernon County.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Sept 24, 2024

Tomah man charged with 1985 homicide of Terry Dolowy

The Monroe County District Attorney has filed charges against a Tomah man for the murder of Terry Dolowy nearly 40 years ago.

www.wxow.com

Great news!

<<The Monroe County District Attorney has filed charges against a Tomah man for the murder of Terry Dolowy of Barre Mills nearly 40 years ago.

Kevin Croninger said that he's charging Michael Raymond Popp with a charge of 1st Degree Murder.

He would have been 21 at the time of Dolowy's murder.

Popp, now 60, lives Tomah and is a truck driver according to Croninger.

He said that DNA evidence found during the autopsy of Dolowy in 1985 was tested and connected to Popp.

Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson said that Popp was arrested on Monday and taken to the Vernon County Jail.>>

 

[Dotta]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1839076248405835958

 

[dotr]

After almost 40 years, a suspect has been charged in the death of Terry Dolowy

Michael R. Popp has been arrested in connection with the death of Terry Dolowy.

www.wbay.com

'The criminal complaint says investigators determined Popp knew Dolowy and lived short distance away from her and her boyfriend. Popp later admitted that he had an affair with Dolowy that started six months before her death'.