WI Victor Travis, Plainfield, 42, November 1, 1952, possible Ed Gein connection

[ventport]

The issue here is erroneous info from Gollmar's book; the Lars Thompson farm in the period Travis disappeared was in Hancock, not Plainfield. In concert with the 'Dick Travis' name in Gollmar's book, that source is loaded with errors outside of the trial information.

Also RE post #1, the '50 Olds was 'Rays' car, not Travis's.

 

[Quoththeraven]

The issue here is erroneous info from Gollmar's book; the Lars Thompson farm in the period Travis disappeared was in Hancock, not Plainfield. In concert with the 'Dick Travis' name in Gollmar's book, that source is loaded with errors outside of the trial information.

Also RE post #1, the '50 Olds was 'Rays' car, not Travis's.

Newspapers show Lars Thomsen lived in Hancock in 1951 after moving from Racine. Newspapers also show Lars Thomsen had a farm in Plainfield in 1952. He and his wife then moved to Wautoma in 1954. He died in Wautoma in 1969.

An article from 1961 states that the investigation was reopened and that the Thomsen farm was never searched for his body. The article also states his dog was found there running loose. Wisconsin State Journal Tue, Sep 05, 1961 Page 9 The article said that Travis and 'Burgess' had first met in a Big Flats bar in mid-October, 1952. Mrs Ben Travis and children had lived in Big Flats at one time. Travis' mother said Travis had two threats made against his life by a man whose identity was known, but he was never questioned. Sloppy police work.

 

[cenazoic]

that source [Gollmar’s book] is loaded with errors outside of the trial information.

Agreed, and I say that as someone with only casual knowledge of Gein. But since I‘m more familiar with many of the missing persons of the area and time period, the errors I saw there made me question all of it. Very careless fact-checking, for sure.