I have reasons to believe that many of these unsolved murders and disappearances in central, north central and east central Wisconsin since the 1960's are related to each other by one or more serial killers.
The 20 victims, mostly women, went missing from or were found dead within an approximate 50-60 mile radius centering on Amherst, Wisconsin. The deaths range from Strongs Prairie, WI in the west to Green Bay, WI in the east. Note that they are clustered around the Wisconsin Rapids area, the Amherst/Plover area, the Shawano area, the Menasha area and one in the Sheboygan area.
I listed that one because a brother of one of the suspects lives there. I listed the Josts because a nephew of one of the suspects lives several miles from Wonder Lake, IL and the suspect lives just down the road from where the Josts disappeared. A wife of one of the suspects lived at 273 Christy ST #24, Amherst, WI, right across the road from another suspect in some of the other disappearances/murders. There's no known connection between those two other than their family members are connected to Churney Cheese and Ore-Ida by employment. Victims from the list worked at both places. Three victims are Native American.
Over half the victims have the same first or middle name. Many of the victims disappeared, were killed or found dead in November. Two of the victims worked in Hortonville, WI. I listed the rest because one or more suspects lived in the vicinity of the crime. For instance, the suspect in the Janet Raasch murder once lived in Hancock, WI on Buttercup Ave, a short distance from where Dorothy Raczkowski was killed in Strongs Prairie, WI. A brother of another suspect also lived in Hancock, WI. The suspect's wife worked at the same place Dorothy worked. Since I'm not privy to their work records, I can't say they worked together at the same time or what the connection is other than what I mentioned. A member of the family of the Raasch murder also was employed at Dorothy's place of employment.
This map is printable. Feel free to copy and distribute it. The more people that become aware, the more potential of these crimes being solved.
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If you recognize any of the names and know where they worked, please post it here, as several of these victims are connected to some suspects through their place of employment or lived in the vicinity of the unsolved disappearances or murders. If you know where they formerly resided, post it here. I'll add that information to the map and list.
All sources for information from this list and map can be found on and compiled from the internet.
Florence C. Kilsdonk, age 28
Wednesday, December 18, 1963
Found stabbed 8 times chest, throat & back of neck/jugular vein slashed/wrist slashed/beaten to death
Black Creek, Outagamie County, WI
PR: Menasha, WI, Neenah, WI
Bonnie Marie Repinski, age 34
Friday, August 15, 1975
Missing f/ Town of Menasha, Winnebago County, WI
Never found
Lolita C. Dion, age 35 (NA)
Mid October, 1975
Missing f/ Lake Andes, SD
Tuesday, December 23, 1975
Found dead/nude (cause of death never revealed)
Nepco Lake, Port Edwards, Wood County, WI
Marcella Evelyn Carpenter (nee Lindsten), age 26
Sunday, January 15, 1978
Found stabbed to death in stomach thru to the back in burning house
Clintonville, Waupaca County, WI
PR: Shiocton, WI
Dawn Marie Schnetzer, age 17
Saturday, September 16, 1978
Missing f/ Menasha, Winnebago County, WI
Saturday, November 4, 1978
Found strangled/nude
Town of Woodville, Calumet County, WI
Denise Phyliss Laack, age 24
Wednesday, November 15, 1979
Missing f/ Appleton, Winnebago County, WI
November 18, 1979
Found nude/strangled/beaten to death
Henry, Marshall County, IL
Marie D. Jost, age 70-71
Theodore D. Jost, age 44-45
1982
Missing f/ Amherst, Portage County, WI
Never found
Jeanette Marie Baneck, age 20
February 28, 1983
Missing f/ Wausau, Marathon County, WI
November 3, 1984
Found stabbed to death
Town of Weston, Marathon County, WI
Janet Marie Raasch, age 20
Thursday, October 11, 1984
Missing f/ Town of Buena Vista, Portage County, WI
Saturday, November 17, 1984
Found strangled/partially clothed
Town of Buena Vista, Portage County, WI
Eleanor M. Roberts, age 71
Monday, November 26, 1984
Found stabbed & beaten to death
Town of Saratoga, Wood County, WI
Rhys Marie Pocan, age 36 (NA)
Saturday, September 2, 1989
Found dead/nude/missing head, hands & lower pelvic area
Town of Lyndon, Sheboygan County, WI
PR: Black River Falls, WI
Dorothy Ann Raczkowski, age 60
Friday, November 17, 1989
Found dead blunt force trauma to head
Strongs Prairie, Adams County, WI
Tanna Marie Togstad, age 23
Saturday, March 21, 1992
Found raped/nude/stabbed to death
Town of Royalton, Waupaca County, WI
Timothy Wendall Mumbrue, age 35
Saturday, March 21, 1992
Found throat slashed/stabbed to death
Town of Royalton, Waupaca County, WI
Laurie Jean Depies, age 20
Wednesday, August 19, 1992
Missing f/ Menasha, Winnebago County, WI
Never found
Female pelvic bone & vertebrae found near a Highway 10 wayside
May, 1998
Amherst, Portage County, WI
Carmen Maria Owens, age 41
November 2, 1998
Missing f/ Shawano, Shawano County, WI
Never found
Dawn Marie Mohn, age 41
Monday, August 21, 2000
Missing f/ Green Bay, Brown County, WI
Never found
PR: Hammond, Baldwin, WI
Deidre Christine Harm, age 21
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Missing f/ Wisconsin Rapids, Wood County, WI
Friday, November 20, 2006
Found dead Town of Seneca, Wood County, WI
Connie Jean Boelter, age 56
November 15, 2006
Found dead/blunt force trauma to head
Appleton, Winnebago County, WI
Heather Marie Szekeres (nee Anadell), age 32 (NA)
Friday, June 21, 2013
Missing f/ Town of Richmond, Shawano County, WI
Never found
Unidentified femaleSunday, May 11, 2014
Found dead
Town of Richmond, Shawano County, WI
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