WI WI - James Walsh, 32, Plainfield, June 1954

[PFF]

1957 report of 1952 disappearence of James Walsh; Ed Gein was a murder suspect {Walsh lived near Gein}

https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AIBAJ&sjid=_WQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4374,4166939&hl=en

 

[Tulessa]

ID ran a show on Ed last night.

 

[bbbd4u]

I believe this should be 1954 and not 1952

1957 report of 1952 disappearence of James Walsh; Ed Gein was a murder suspect {Walsh lived near Gein}

https://news.google.com/newspapers?...AIBAJ&sjid=_WQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4374,4166939&hl=en

The disappearance of another man who lived near the Gein farm was brought to the attention of authorities tonight. This man was James Walsh, 32, a farmer who vanished in June, 1954, leaving his childless wife, 22, in their farm home. http://trib.in/1KINES8

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for James - this month is 68 years.

 

[Teamir]

1957 report of 1952 disappearence of James Walsh; Ed Gein was a murder suspect {Walsh lived near Gein}

Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Google News Archive Search

From that link, here is a screenshot of where Walsh’s wife said they lived near Gein and he did work for her after Walsh disappeared.

 

[Teamir]

I don’t have access to the paid part of newspaper dot com. Can anyone locate an article about Walsh going missing? I’m thinking it would be in the Stevens Pt newspaper - they had a Plainfield column.

 

[Quoththeraven]

I don’t have access to the paid part of newspaper dot com. Can anyone locate an article about Walsh going missing? I’m thinking it would be in the Stevens Pt newspaper - they had a Plainfield column.

No articles at Newspapers.com for either Portage County or Waushara County newspapers for 1952. Doesn't mean there were no articles in their newspapers, just that Newspapers.com doesn't have them. In fact they don't have that 1954 article mentioned above. Would prob have to check 1952 SPJournal on microfilm at the local library or get it through inter-library loan. The Waushara Argus was a weekly newspaper published back in the 50's.

 

[ventport]

>"Ed Gein was a murder suspect"<
Not in the disappearance of Walsh.
1. There was no evidence of any murder.
2. Gein was never remotely considered a suspect (circumstantial evidence or known motivation present) RE Walsh.

 

[Teamir]

>"Ed Gein was a murder suspect"<
Not in the disappearance of Walsh.
1. There was no evidence of any murder.
2. Gein was never remotely considered a suspect (circumstantial evidence or known motivation present) RE Walsh.

If you read the linked article, the sheriff is quoted as saying he questioned if there was a link between Gein and Walsh. So he was remotely considered a suspect by law enforcement at the time.

 

[Quoththeraven]

If you read the linked article, the sheriff is quoted as saying he questioned if there was a link between Gein and Walsh. So he was remotely considered a suspect by law enforcement at the time.

Interesting why the sheriff from the bordering county of Adams wanted to question Gein. The article above stated that Lars Thomsen, the owner of the land next to Gein's land, objected to Travis and 'Burgess' hunting on his land. Other newspaper articles said they had permission. According to the article below, Burgess' car was found. Many articles say both Burgess and his car were never found.

The third article below from the Chicago Tribune, Sat, Jan 26, 1963, page 46 mentions a Chicago gangster, James DeGeorge, who lived in Big Flats, WI, 20 miles away from Plainfield, WI and whose son, Dominic DeGeorge, was a friend of Victor Travis. Dominic was killed in a drunk driving accident involving Victor Travis. The gangster blamed Travis for his son's death. IMO, this was the person that Travis' mother alluded to who had her son killed.

Source: Three excerpts from articles below are from Newspapers.com.
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