WI WI - Tina Davidson, 15, Racine, 27 Mar 1973

[bessie]

Tina Davidson, 15, body found March 27, 1973

- stabbed 60 times, struck in head, beaten, stab wound to heart

- lying against a cyclone fence south of 17th St beach near Racine

- struck in head, beaten and stabbed 60 times, had been hitchhiking. Body found 16h St beach area. Victim's mother: "She was with a friend last night…He had a bike last night, but he does have a car. Right after he left, Tina went to her room and came out with a canvas bag. She said she had some clothes in it and was going to take it to a friend's house.

http://cityofracine.org/Police/Dynamic.aspx?id=2404

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8XdQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=chEEAAAAIBAJ&dq=tina%20davidson%20murder&pg=6373%2C3010626

http://news.google.com/newspapers?i...AIBAJ&dq=tina davidson murder&pg=6178,3076825

http://php.wisinfo.com/mktg/unsolved_apc/

 

[MURDERER_SERVANT]

An interesting read about this case ..pretty shocking

http://fraterbarrabbas.blogspot.com.tr/2010/03/dark-times-in-home-town.html

http://www.vindustries.com/racinehistory/features/tina-davidson-murder/

 

[pleasestandby]

Some interesting facts...

Tina's full name was Tina Marie Davidson. Her father was summoned to appear in Racine court regarding her welfare two years before.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm176/pleasestandby2/davidsontina_zpshs5aol0k.jpg

A Google map showing where approximately her body east of 1500 Main St., Racine, WI was found in relation to her home at 2810 20th St, Racine, WI.

https://goo.gl/maps/uOrCu

Another map...

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm176/pleasestandby2/brantnerracine_zpshohjtynh.jpg

Last, but not least, a newspaper article from October 21, 1974 Racine Journal Times showing that Dennis Brantner worked at the Jupiter Discount Store at 430 Main St. in Racine, just 10 blocks north of where Tina Marie Davidson was found dead. Dennis Brantner was recently arrested in Kenosha, WI for the murder of Berit Beck.

I wonder if he was ever questioned for the Tina Davidson murder and where he lived in Racine at the time?

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm176/pleasestandby2/brantner3_zpsnb9oz80s.jpg


An obituary of a relative of Dennis Branter living in Racine also showing he had ties to the community.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm176/pleasestandby2/brantnerbro_zps4jfaipn8.jpg

Brantner is from the Durant-Mondovi, WI area, where he started his criminal career.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm176/pleasestandby2/brantner_zpsoen67qas.jpg

 

[jb9672]

hi I was just reading about this killer William Reinhold and well being what we do know about tina he too I would think to look in to as well since where in Illinois he has said to have killed it's like less then 90 miles from racine wi.

 

[jb9672]

Listen to Searching for Closure on TuneIn this is a link to tina Davidsons case. as to all the info we have found since 2015. and well give you more info. as to who she was and things

 

[PJCAT]

RE: TINA DAVIDSON MURDER
After reading all the information I believe that DENNIS BRATNER Murder Tina Davidson. Look at the locations that are named and marked out for you. Tina's home, where DENNIS BRATNER worked at some point and WHERE TINA'S BODY WAS FOUND. He got a job close to where the body was found maybe so he could relive his killing of Tina like a TROPHY he could see or go to everyday. Seeing his had a criminal history. It would have been easy to lure kidnap a 15 year old girl into a situation she was ill prepared for and could not deal with. If he is still alive they need to take a run at this guy,I imagine he is still in prison.

 

[Quoththeraven]

Ten years later, Helen Sebastian was kidnapped from the same area as Tina Davidson. They lived about 1.5 miles from each other. The beach where Tina's body was found is only 7 blocks from Helen's house, at the east end of 17th St. Helen's body parts were found in the same area that Tina disappeared from.

WI - WI - Helen Sebastian, 51, murdered, Racine, 1983

Below is a map of Tina's house and Helen's house.

Google Maps

 

[Quoththeraven]

Tina was last seen at about 9:30 pm the night she was murdered. The article described him as being between 35 and 40 years old, 5-8 t0 5-9 in height, 170-180 weight, reddish, stiff, coarse hair, green eyes with crows feet wrinkles. Reddish face with long sideburns or a mustache. The article goes on to give a description of the vehicle he was seen driving. I put Helen Sebastian's home where she was last seen at just to show the close proximity of the murders. The suspect would be 85 to 90 years old if he were alive today.

2810 20th St - Tina Davidson's home (A)
Racine beach where Davidson's body was found (B)
Ice cream shop- Durand & Mason Sts where Davidson was last seen - 9:30 pm (C)
1825 Center St - Helen Sebastian's home (D)
1500 block Quincy Ave - last seen by 3 friends - 9 pm (E)
Red line on top - route she said she was going to hitchhike - West on 20 is Washington Ave.

So how does she end up one mile south of where she wanted to go? And where was it that she was going? She must of told her friends where she was going.

 

[ApparentlyInDenial]

Ten years later, Helen Sebastian was kidnapped from the same area as Tina Davidson. They lived about 1.5 miles from each other. The beach where Tina's body was found is only 7 blocks from Helen's house, at the east end of 17th St. Helen's body parts were found in the same area that Tina disappeared from.

WI - WI - Helen Sebastian, 51, murdered, Racine, 1983

Below is a map of Tina's house and Helen's house.

Google Maps

And just four years earlier in 1969 there was 17 year old Stephanie Casberg's brutal killing not far away:

WI - WI - Stephanie Casberg, 17, Racine County, 6 July 1969

 

[Quoththeraven]

And just four years earlier in 1969 there was 17 year old Stephanie Casberg's brutal killing not far away:

WI - WI - Stephanie Casberg, 17, Racine County, 6 July 1969

And another unsolved murder, Judith Nelson, 25, at 1504 Center St, Racine, strangled with 3 children present. See (F) on the map. Patricia Ann Oley, age 30, another divorcee, mother of two children, of 1701 Holmes Av., Racine. 1701 Holmes Ave. (G) is 4 blocks east of Quincy Ave, where Tina Davidson was last seen by her friends. (E)

Killed May 27, 1965. Found in a grassy ditch on 7 Mile Road just west of its intersection with County Truck V in the Town of Caledonia near Racine. Her blood was found at Racine North Beach. (I don't know if Racine North Beach is the same beach Tina Davidson was found at)

"Killed by multiple heavy blows to the head and face. Dr. Myron Schuster said there were at least 10 or 12 blows, some of them while the head was held steady." (Kenosha News 16 Jul 1965)

 

[Richard]

Tina Marie Davidson
BIRTH 1 Apr 1957
DEATH 27 Mar 1973 (aged 15)
BURIAL
Graceland Cemetery
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
PLOT Section 10



LINKS:

Tina Marie Davidson (1957-1973) - Find a Grave...

Count Every Mystery: The Murder of Tina Davidson

CMM-Crime, Mystery & Mayhem-1973 Cold Case Homicide

 

[jb9672]

there's a new FB page group for this case starting up on the 26th of this next mo for her everyone is welcome to join it the link to it I would post but not unless ok to do so but it is very easy to find the FB page for it.

 

[Richard]

27 March will mark the 50 year anniversary of Tina's murder.

 

[jb9672]

27 March will mark the 50 year anniversary of Tina's murder.

it happen the night of the 26th but they found her in the morning of the 27th and yes its been 50 yers and still nothing

 

[Tex Willer]

26/27 Marz 1973 in Racine: Tina Davidson's Murder.

 

[jb9672]

26/27 Marz 1973 in Racine: Tina Davidson's Murder.

still nothing as far as I know there is a face book page for her that's where you can find info