WI WI- Rhys Pocan, 35, last seen walking on National Ave, abducted & murdered, Her head & hands found @ Vernon Marsh, torso in Nichols Creek, 10/10/89.

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  Aug. 10 marks the 35th anniversary of unsolved disappearance and homicide of Native American woman

  SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Saturday, Aug. 10 marks the 35th anniversary of an unsolved disappearance and homicide of Rhys Pocan. According to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office, Pocan was a

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• 'Anyone with any information about the cold case is asked to contact the sheriff's department at (920) 459-3112 or the Sheboygan Countywide Crime Stoppers at 877-CUF-THEM or P3 TIPS Mobile App.
• https://www.sheboygancounty.com/departments/departments-r-z/cold-case-investigations
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• 'Rhys Pocan was a 35-year-old Native American woman with 4 daughters. She was last seen walking along National Ave on August 10th, 1989 around midnight in Milwaukee. Rhys was abducted and murdered. Her head and hands were discarded in Vernon Marsh in Waukesha County and her torso was dumped in Nichols Creek in Sheboygan County.'

 

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  Aug. 10 marks the 35th anniversary of unsolved disappearance and homicide of Native American woman

  SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Saturday, Aug. 10 marks the 35th anniversary of an unsolved disappearance and homicide of Rhys Pocan. According to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office, Pocan was a

  www.cbs58.com
• 'Anyone with any information about the cold case is asked to contact the sheriff's department at (920) 459-3112 or the Sheboygan Countywide Crime Stoppers at 877-CUF-THEM or P3 TIPS Mobile App.
• https://www.sheboygancounty.com/departments/departments-r-z/cold-case-investigations
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• 'Rhys Pocan was a 35-year-old Native American woman with 4 daughters. She was last seen walking along National Ave on August 10th, 1989 around midnight in Milwaukee. Rhys was abducted and murdered. Her head and hands were discarded in Vernon Marsh in Waukesha County and her torso was dumped in Nichols Creek in Sheboygan County.'

Daughter of Native American woman abducted and murdered in 1989 is hopeful new leads will solve cold case

A Native American woman named Rhys Pocan was abducted on Milwaukee’s south-side in 1989. Tragically, she was murdered and dismembered.

www.tmj4.com

Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Detective Nathan Hatch was assigned the case in 2017. He says investigators believe that Rhys knew her killer, but the motive remains unknown.

"In the last year and a half the case has started to heat up,” he said.

Detective Hatch says evidence was recently sent to a lab and more is on the way. He said he couldn’t share what that evidence is to preserve the investigation

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Thirty-five years ago, Rhys Pocan was abducted in the City of Milwaukee while walking along National Avenue. Parts of the 35-year-old Native American woman's body were later discovered in surrounding counties. Pocan's head and hands were found by hunters in the Vernon Marsh - a public hunting ground in Waukesha County. Her torso was found in another public hunting ground - Nichol's Creek - in Sheboygan County.

https://www.news8000.com/news/crime/35-year-old-unsolved-murder-in-southeast-wisconsin-tied-to-jackson-county/article_3e1dd522-ed64-11ef-953a-c36a4b5b84c8.html

 

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It is believed that people with information about this case and/or involved parties may still have ties to the Black River Falls/Jackson County area. The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office says Rhys' family is still hurting

35 year-old cold case could still have ties to Jackson County

Rhys Pocan was abducted while walking along National Avenue in the City of Milwaukee

www.weau.com

 

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https://whbl.com/2025/02/18/crime-junkie-podcast-features-area-cold-case/

Rhys Pocan Photo Courtesy of the Crime Junkie Podcast
''The case appeared at a dead-end until, according to the podcast, things “heated up” once they stepped in. Part two in the podcast series will be posted on Monday, the 24th. Part 1 is now available, and the video documentary of the case hits youtube on March 7th.''

 

[Teamir]

@othram This might be a case for that initiative you recently posted about, regarding resolving cases that involve Native Americans.

 

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Nov 8, 2023
The Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office says it’s closing in on a 34-year-old cold case.A Native American woman named Rhys Pocan was abducted on Milwaukee’s south side in 1989. Tragically, she was murdered and dismembered."My mom meant everything,” said Charlee Russ.A picture and a postcard sit on Charlee’s nightstand. For the past three decades, they’ve reminded Charlee of her mother every night she goes to bed and every morning she wakes up."‘I was thinking of you and thought I'd send a card to say how much I love you and miss you. Love, mom,’” the postcard reads.“No matter how many times you read that, is it still tough?” TMJ4 reporter Ben Jordan asked."It is really tough, but it's also a little heartwarming to know that even though she's not here I know she still loves and misses me."

 

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Mar 6, 2025
All Charlee Russ has left of her mother is a handful of pictures and a postcard love note that reads:“I was thinking of you and thought I’d send a card to say how much I love and miss you.”“I don’t have pictures of me when I was a baby, so it’s kind of funny that I have some of these other pictures,” Russ said, staring down at a photo collage on the table. “It’s nice to see my mom and her smile.”They’re cherished memories from when her Native American mother, Rhys Pocan, was still alive.Sadly, Pocan was murdered and dismembered in August 1989. Her killer was never caught.

 

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I postd this a while back on WS back in 2021. Thought I'd repost it here for convenience.

There are two other unsolved murders in Wisconsin with missing heads. Julia Baez and Rhys Marie Pocan. Baez was from Milwaukee and so was Pocan at one time.

02 Sep 1989 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.

Pocan's headless, handless body was found Sept. 2, 1989, in a grassy field in the Sheboygan County Town of Lyndon, Wisconsin. She was a former resident of Black River Falls, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, WI.

Family Search shows a 1989 address of 1554 S. 24th St # 2, Milwaukee, WI for Pocan.

US Search shows an address of 1510 W. Scott St., Milwaukee for Baez, who would be age 61, if alive today. DOB 22 May 1954.

Family Search also shows a 1989 address of 2012 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI for Baez. All are within blocks of each other.

A map shows them living about 10 blocks from each other on the southside of Milwaukee. Also, the 1554 S. 24th St # 2, Milwaukee, WI address for Pocan is only four blocks from 2012 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI, where Baez had lived.

Both were missing their heads, both had ties to Black River Falls and both lived within four blocks of each other on the southside of Milwaukee. A little bit coincidental, it seems.

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any update to this??

There are two other unsolved murders in Wisconsin with missing heads. Julia Baez and Rhys Marie Pocan. Baez was from Milwaukee and so was Pocan at one time.

02 Sep 1989 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.

Pocan's headless, handless body was found Sept. 2, 1989, in a grassy field in the Sheboygan County Town of Lyndon, Wisconsin. She was a former resident of Black River Falls, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, WI.

Family Search shows a...

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[Teamir]

I postd this a while back on WS back in 2021. Thought I'd repost it here for convenience.

There are two other unsolved murders in Wisconsin with missing heads. Julia Baez and Rhys Marie Pocan. Baez was from Milwaukee and so was Pocan at one time.

02 Sep 1989 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.

Pocan's headless, handless body was found Sept. 2, 1989, in a grassy field in the Sheboygan County Town of Lyndon, Wisconsin. She was a former resident of Black River Falls, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, WI.

Family Search shows a 1989 address of 1554 S. 24th St # 2, Milwaukee, WI for Pocan.

US Search shows an address of 1510 W. Scott St., Milwaukee for Baez, who would be age 61, if alive today. DOB 22 May 1954.

Family Search also shows a 1989 address of 2012 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI for Baez. All are within blocks of each other.

A map shows them living about 10 blocks from each other on the southside of Milwaukee. Also, the 1554 S. 24th St # 2, Milwaukee, WI address for Pocan is only four blocks from 2012 W Mitchell St, Milwaukee, WI, where Baez had lived.

Both were missing their heads, both had ties to Black River Falls and both lived within four blocks of each other on the southside of Milwaukee. A little bit coincidental, it seems.

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WI Post in thread 'WI - Bonnie Marie Repinski, 33, Menasha, August 12, 1975'

Mar 4, 2021

any update to this??

There are two other unsolved murders in Wisconsin with missing heads. Julia Baez and Rhys Marie Pocan. Baez was from Milwaukee and so was Pocan at one time.

02 Sep 1989 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.

Pocan's headless, handless body was found Sept. 2, 1989, in a grassy field in the Sheboygan County Town of Lyndon, Wisconsin. She was a former resident of Black River Falls, Wisconsin and Milwaukee, WI.

Family Search shows a...

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Rhys was Native American; Black River Falls has a significant Native American population/culture. Is there some sort of significance in that culture regarding the missing heads? I'm not familiar.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The only other Wisconsin case the BIA OJS is presently working on is the 1989 murder of Rhys Pocan, a Menomonie tribal member living in Milwaukee. Pocan went missing in August 1989, and her headless body was discovered in September 1989 in Sheboygan County. Later, her head and hands were found in Waukesha County.

Tribe offers $25,000 reward for info on 1990 cold case murder of Susan Poupart • Wisconsin Examiner

The Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has announced a reward for information on the disappearance and death of a member in 1990.

wisconsinexaminer.com

 

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Never giving up: Daughter of 1989 Sheboygan cold case murder victim still searching for answers

All Charlee Russ has left of her mother is a handful of pictures and a postcard love note. Sadly, Rhys Pocan was murdered and dismembered in August of 1989. Her killer was never caught.

www.tmj4.com

''SHEBOYGAN CO, Wis. — All Charlee Russ has left of her mother is a handful of pictures and a postcard love note that reads:

“I was thinking of you and thought I’d send a card to say how much I love and miss you.”

Rhys Pocan (note to her daughter)''

“I know we are so close. I can just feel it,” she said. “Something is going to come about this.”
Those few mementos are visual reminders not to give up hope.
If you have any information about the murder of Rhys Pocan, contact Det. Nathan Hatch at the Sheboygan County Sheriff’s Office at 920-459-3135 or [email protected].''

 

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The SCSO is recommending this podcast to help for information in the Rhys Pocan murder. The podcast suggests a serial killer is the suspect.

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