WI WI - Susan 'Suzy' Poupart, 29, Lac du Flambeau, 20 May 1990

[OkieGranny]

http://www.lakelandtimes.com/main.asp?SectionID=9&SubSectionID=9&ArticleID=33822

Anyone driving north on Route 47 into Lac du Flambeau has seen the billboard. It stands there, almost as a shrine, reminding and begging folks to come forward with information for a heinous murder committed nearly 27 years ago.

That billboard, of course, bears the face of Susan Poupart, a then 29-year-old mother of two from Lac du Flambeau who disappeared May 20, 1990, after leaving a party. The remains of Poupart weren't found until Nov. 22, 1990 in the Chequamegon National Forest in Price County...

The investigation centered around three men - Francis "Fritz" Schuman, Robert Elm and Joe Cobb - who had been allegedly linked to the crime... "We don't have anything to disqualify them," Fath said. "They were the last people known to be with Suzy. So they just haven't answered all of our questions"...

Poupart's cousin Bill is positive he knows who did it, but he also believes there is a fear running through Lac du Flambeau to speak on the matter.

http://www.wjfw.com/stories.html?sku=20140521173520

"She was attending an after-bar party on Makwa [Trail]... And she left the party at approximately 4 a.m... Many people saw her get in the car with Joe Cobb and Robert Elm," Fath explained.

One eye-witness told police two men forced Poupart into a car. That was May 20, 1990, the last time anybody saw Suzy. Both Joe Cobb and Robert Elm are considered suspects, as well as Fritz Schuman. His name came up in interviews after Poupart's disappearance. All three still live in the area...

On Thanksgiving Day 1990, two hunters were walking in the Chequamegon National Forest in Price County. They came across an area where they found Suzy Poupart's purse with her tribal ID and a jacket underneath a log. When the hunters pulled the jacket out, they found a human jaw.

"There were indications that the remains had been scattered by animals, and we didn't see that same indication in the clothing," Gauger explained.

Investigators believe Poupart had been sexually assaulted and left naked. They also think her remains were wrapped in plastic since they found plastic and duct tape at the scene.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Elsuive Justice: The Case of Susan Poupart - Media Milwaukee

 

[dotr]

Sept 4 2020 rbbm.
Cold Case: Susan “Suzy” Poupart
'No one has been willing to go to the police with their statements or evidence, however. There is now a $20,000 reward for information on Suzy’s case.''

''With the development of DNA testing, police re-energized Suzy’s case and began looking for DNA samples to test. Regardless of what they find though, authorities say the investigation of her case will continue because she was found on federal land.

“Eventually, we will convince a prosecutor and a judge to move forward with charging this particular case and moving it forward for the courts to address…Suzy’s remains were found in the Chequamegon National Forest, which is federal land.''

''Suzy was an artist who attended school in New Mexico at the American Indian University. Her children, Alex and Jared, describe her as a beautiful woman.''

''If you have any information on the murder of Suzy Poupart, please contact the Vilas County Sheriff’s Office at (800)472–7290 and ask for Lieutenant Carl Gauger or Sheriff Joe Fath, or contact Tami Ausburger with the Wisconsin Department of Justice at (608)266–1671.''

 

[weepingangel]

32 years later, daughter fighting for justice in 1990 Wisconsin homicide of Susan Poupart

The 29-year-old was last seen at a house party in Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin on May 20, 1990. Her remains were found 6 months later in Price County.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Naenaerae]

Susan’s case is the subject of this article/podcast episode by a WSAW reporter: Forgotten Wisconsin Cold Cases: Susan Poupart- Secrets on the Reservation

 

[dotr]

April 2 2025 Very lengthy article.
Mary Annette Pember

https://ictnews.org/news/murder-in-flambeau-an-mmip-cold-case-gets-renewed-attention-with-dna

LAC DU FLAMBEAU RESERVATION —The billboard glows ghostly white in the moonlight. But the outlines of Suzy Poupart’s face are still visible, gazing stubbornly out at the world, demanding justice for her 1990 murder, urging anyone with information to come forward.

Placed as it is on the main road between the reservation and the town of Minocqua in rural Wisconsin, the billboard is an unavoidable daily reminder that the plague of missing and murdered Indigenous people touches every corner of Indian Country, even here on the tiny Lac du Flambeau reservation.''

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[imstilla.grandma]

The Tribe says Susie‘s children, now grown, deserve answers in the death of their mother. The Lac du Flambeau Tribal Community also deserves to know what happened to one of their own. Most importantly, Susie deserves justice. She was only 29 years old when she was murdered. She had her whole life in front of her, and her two beloved children to raise. Her killers must answer for their crime, so that she can finally rest in peace, and her family and community can begin to heal.

Tribal police offer reward for information on woman missing since 1990

The Lac du Flambeau Tribe is offering a reward for information on who was involved in the 1990 murder of Susan “Susie” Poupart.

www.wsaw.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The Lac du Flambeau (LDF) Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians is offering a reward of $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the 1990 murder of Susan “Susie” Poupart, a LDF tribal member

“Poupart’s death was determined to be a homicide, and in the decades since her murder, continuous improvements in DNA technology have kept her family’s hopes alive that her murderers will be brought to justice,” the press release states. “Investigators share that hope, as even now they await the results of DNA testing on evidence that was recently sent to sophisticated, high-tech crime laboratories for DNA analysis.”

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