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Division of Criminal Investigation
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Tina Virgil, Acting Administrator
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UNSOLVED … SEEKING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC
- The Black River Falls Police Department and the
Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are investigating an
assault/attempted homicide that occurred on Wednesday,
July 30, 2003, between 8:55 a.m. and 9:20 a.m. The victim is a
79-year-old male who operates a service station at 36 North Water
Street in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The victim was found lying
face down in the garage bay of his service station. He had a
depressed skull fracture, possibly caused by a crow bar or pipe.
The victim also sustained several other injuries as a result of the
assault. At this time, it is not known whether robbery was a
motive, because several thousand dollars located in the service
station remained at the scene. However, the victim was known
to carry a lot of cash on his person, and no cash was found on the
victim when he was discovered. Witnesses remember seeing an
SUV-type vehicle, early- to mid-1990s, possibly red or maroon in
color, at the service station near the time of the assault.
A younger female with blonde spiked hair may have occupied the
automobile.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Special Agent John E.
Christophersen of the Division of Criminal Investigation at
715-839-3830 or Investigator Dave Frederick of the Black River Falls
Police Department at 715-284-9155.
- The Clark County Sheriff's Department and the Division
of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are investigating the homicide of
James Southworth, age 37, of Medford, Wisconsin. Southworth had
been hunting alone on the afternoon of November 23, 2001, on
property owned by a relative in Clark County, Township of Lynn,
southeast of Chili, Wisconsin. Southworth's body was located at
about 7:30 a.m. on November 24, 2001; he had died as a result of two
gunshot wounds to the back. Witnesses remember seeing a vehicle
parked on Fairhaven Avenue, north of the closed bridge where
Southworth's body was found, from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 4:15
p.m. on November 23, 2001. The vehicle is described as a
silver/gray or off-white Nissan or Chevy S-10 style truck, possibly
a late 1980s model, possibly having a light tan, beige or off-white
stripe on the truck's side panel, low to the ground, with a
light-colored fiberglass topper that also may have had a tan or
beige stripe along its side. In addition, law enforcement is
attempting to locate three Asian males, one wearing hunting attire,
who were seen standing around the open end gate of that truck on
November 23, 2001, at approximately 12:00 p.m. It is believed these
individuals may be possible witnesses in this case.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Special Agent John E.
Christophersen of the Division of Criminal Investigation at
715-839-3830, or contact the Clark County Sheriff's Department
directly at 1-800-743-2420. Southworth's family and friends have
posted a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and
conviction of those responsible for his death.
- The Price County Sheriff's Department and the Division
of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are investigating the disappearance
of Marchelle Hansen. (See
photo.) Hansen, who was 23 at the time of her disappearance,
was last seen leaving Marquip Inc. in Phillips, Wisconsin, at the
end of her work shift there at approximately 8:00 p.m. on
November 12, 1987. Hansen was reported missing five days later when
she failed to arrive for work at her part-time job at the local IGA store
in Phillips. Hansen's vehicle was found parked at the Lake 10
Resort, approximately 11 miles south of Phillips. No signs of foul
play were observed in the vehicle or at Hansen's residence, located
north of Phillips on Highway 13. Hansen was known to be pregnant at
the time of her disappearance. Law enforcement is seeking
information identifying anyone Hansen may have been dating or
associating with at the time of her disappearance. Information
regarding places Hansen may have frequented would also be of
assistance.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Special Agent John E.
Christophersen of the Division of Criminal Investigation at
715-839-3830 or Investigator Chris Jarosinski of the Price County
Sheriff's Department at 715-339-3011.
- The Juneau County Sheriff's Department, the Lafayette
County Sheriff's Department and the Division of Criminal
Investigation (DCI) are investigating the homicide of Barbara F.
Blackstone of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin. Blackstone, who was 30
years old at the time of her disappearance, was seen at Scully's
International Shell gas station in Lyndon Station at around noon on
July 9, 1987. She is believed to have disappeared shortly
thereafter from her Lyndon Station residence on Delmore Road in
Juneau County. On August 5, 1987, a hunter found Blackstone's body
in a wooded area on Paulson Road in Lafayette County. The
circumstances of Blackstone's death are indicative of homicide.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Special Agent James C.
Holmes of the Division of Criminal Investigation at 608-266-1671, or
contact the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department directly at
608-776-4870 or the Juneau County Sheriff’s Department directly
at 608-847-5649.
- The Adams County Sheriff’s Department and the Division
of Criminal Investigation (DCI) are investigating the homicide of
Terry L. Smith, a 26-year-old white male from Arkdale in Adams
County, Wisconsin. Smith's partially-decomposed body was found by
hunters in a rural area north of the Village of Grand Marsh on
Saturday, November 28, 1981. He had died of a gunshot wound to the
chest. Smith was last seen on approximately August 28, 1981, by his
wife, who reported that she drove Smith to Wisconsin Dells and
dropped him off downtown after they left the Two G's Bar in Adams
County. Smith was wearing blue jeans and black leather boots.
Smith was reportedly going to stay with family in the Belvidere,
Illinois, area.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Special Agent Lisa A.
Wilson of the Division of Criminal Investigation at 608-266-1671, or
contact the Adams County Sheriff's Department directly at
608-339-3304.
- See also the
Missing from Wisconsin site for cases where public assistance is
requested in identifying and locating missing children and adults.
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