WI WI - Susan 'Suzy' Poupart, 29, Lac du Flambeau, 20 May 1990

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http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=9&SubSectionID=9&ArticleID=33822

Anyone driving north on Route 47 into Lac du Flambeau has seen the billboard. It stands there, almost as a shrine, reminding and begging folks to come forward with information for a heinous murder committed nearly 27 years ago.

That billboard, of course, bears the face of Susan Poupart, a then 29-year-old mother of two from Lac du Flambeau who disappeared May 20, 1990, after leaving a party. The remains of Poupart weren't found until Nov. 22, 1990 in the Chequamegon National Forest in Price County...

The investigation centered around three men - Francis "Fritz" Schuman, Robert Elm and Joe Cobb - who had been allegedly linked to the crime... "We don't have anything to disqualify them," Fath said. "They were the last people known to be with Suzy. So they just haven't answered all of our questions"...

Poupart's cousin Bill is positive he knows who did it, but he also believes there is a fear running through Lac du Flambeau to speak on the matter.

http://www.wjfw.com/stories.html?sku=20140521173520

"She was attending an after-bar party on Makwa [Trail]... And she left the party at approximately 4 a.m... Many people saw her get in the car with Joe Cobb and Robert Elm," Fath explained.

One eye-witness told police two men forced Poupart into a car. That was May 20, 1990, the last time anybody saw Suzy. Both Joe Cobb and Robert Elm are considered suspects, as well as Fritz Schuman. His name came up in interviews after Poupart's disappearance. All three still live in the area...

On Thanksgiving Day 1990, two hunters were walking in the Chequamegon National Forest in Price County. They came across an area where they found Suzy Poupart's purse with her tribal ID and a jacket underneath a log. When the hunters pulled the jacket out, they found a human jaw.

"There were indications that the remains had been scattered by animals, and we didn't see that same indication in the clothing," Gauger explained.

Investigators believe Poupart had been sexually assaulted and left naked. They also think her remains were wrapped in plastic since they found plastic and duct tape at the scene.

 

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Elsuive Justice: The Case of Susan Poupart - Media Milwaukee

 

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Sept 4 2020 rbbm.
Cold Case: Susan “Suzy” Poupart
'No one has been willing to go to the police with their statements or evidence, however. There is now a $20,000 reward for information on Suzy’s case.''

''With the development of DNA testing, police re-energized Suzy’s case and began looking for DNA samples to test. Regardless of what they find though, authorities say the investigation of her case will continue because she was found on federal land.

“Eventually, we will convince a prosecutor and a judge to move forward with charging this particular case and moving it forward for the courts to address…Suzy’s remains were found in the Chequamegon National Forest, which is federal land.''

''Suzy was an artist who attended school in New Mexico at the American Indian University. Her children, Alex and Jared, describe her as a beautiful woman.''

''If you have any information on the murder of Suzy Poupart, please contact the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office at (800)472–7290 and ask for Lieutenant Carl Gauger or Sheriff Joe Fath, or contact Tami Ausburger with the Wisconsin Department of Justice at (608)266–1671.''

 

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32 years later, daughter fighting for justice in 1990 Wisconsin homicide of Susan Poupart

The 29-year-old was last seen at a house party in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin on May 20, 1990. Her remains were found 6 months later in Price County.

www.nbcnews.com