WI WI - Michael Fisher, 14, Superior, 19 June 1966

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The only background information I could access about this case is from the book linked below. There's probably more articles about Michael but I can't view them.

101 Wisconsin Unsolved Mysteries by Marv Balousek

#63 - Who killed Michael Fisher?

On the morning of June 19 1966, Michael Fisher prepared his wagon and set off to begin his paper route. He only delivered one paper though. Later that morning, his sister found the wagon with the undelivered papers and finished the deliveries herself. She was unsure on what had happened to him. Michael's body was found about twelve hours later; in a ditch that was two miles away from home. Michael's head was wrapped in a red sweatshirt and he was lying on his back, fully clothed. There were no signs that he was sexually molested nor any indications that a struggle had ensued. The cause of death was determined to be a crushing blow to the head and he was most likely dead before being left in the ditch.

Investigators ruled out a hit and run accident. There was no evidence found on the street that would indicate such a scenario had occurred. The wire-cutters used by Michael was the one item missing and it has never been located. A neighbor called in a tip saying that he had seen two men take Michael and drive off in a 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne. A description of the car and of one of the men was provided and detectives followed up on many leads based on this description. Despite a committed investigation, the killer(s) was never found and the murder remains unsolved.

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Bumping, it's been over 50 years since Michael was murdered.

A book was recently published that was inspired by this case.

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/superior/4062465-superior-cold-case-inspires-murder-mystery-book

“The Michael Fisher homicide had a profound and lasting effect on the town of Superior; even today, 50 years later, people still talk about it, and like most of them, I still wonder what happened, who was responsible for Michael’s death,” Liebaert said. “I did not write this story with the intent to bring up painful reminders for any of Michael’s family or friends. If anything, it was my way of reconciling the questions that such a tragic and seemingly motiveless crime leaves on a small town like Superior.”

The Superior native started her novel 15 years ago, but shelved it due to time constraints. Realizing the 50th anniversary of Michael Fisher’s death was coming up, she dusted the manuscript off last August and completely reworked it to commemorate the case.

“It’s 99.9 percent sure that that case is never going to be solved,” Liebaert said, and a barrage of questions remain unanswered. A former police officer once told her, “When you’re left with a void of information, people will automatically fill in details.”

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The boy's body was exhumed last year and it was concluded that the boy was murdered. Furthermore, DNA evidence has also been collected from the preserved evidence; there may be an announcement of a suspect very soon. I've also attached a photo of Michael's paper route, where his wagon was found and where his body was found.
 

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The boy's body was exhumed last year and it was concluded that the boy was murdered. Furthermore, DNA evidence has also been collected from the preserved evidence; there may be an announcement of a suspect very soon. I've also attached a photo of Michael's paper route, where his wagon was found and where his body was found.


I truly Hope so!!!
 
55 Years ago...

Michael Fisher, 14
Murdered 19 June 1966

That's interesting that the tin snips were found in a barrel used by the other newspaper.

The Daily Telegram Friday, Saturday, 25 June 1966, reported that a pair of 14 inch wire cutters believed to have been carried by Michael Fisher were found Friday in a trash barrel by two unidentified news carriers. They were found diagonally across the block from where his delivery wagon was found. The boys who found the tin snips worked for the Superior Evening Telegram. Michael Fischer worked for the Duluth News-Tribune. The trash barrel was used for burning of garbage by Superior Evening Telegram carriers. They said News-Tribune carriers did not use that barrel.

Authorities speculated that it was murder because witnesses had said they heard young voices in an argument shortly after Fisher began his route.

25 Jun 1966, 3 - The Daily Telegram at Newspapers.com
 
Could this case be connected to that of Richard John "Dickie" Huerkamp's disappearance which occurred 8 months earlier on Saturday, 2 October 1965 ?

Dickie was 15 years old and very small in size. He, too, was a Catholic altar boy.

He was reportedly last known to be riding a bicycle in the early morning hours on a County road just south of Mapleton, Minnesota.
 
I'm wondering about the sweatshirt pulled up over his head. In the article linked in post #7, it does say it was Michael's own shirt. Being pulled up over his head makes me wonder if it was someone who knew him; sometimes killers who know their victim don't want to see the victim's face after death.
 

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