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The John McCaffary House is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. It was built in 1842 and was the site of the murder of Bridget McCaffary by her husband, John McCaffary . He was the first and only person executed by the State of Wisconsin before it abolished the death penalty in 1853.
Summerwind, formerly known as Lamont Mansion, is a ruined mansion on the shores of West Bay Lake in Vilas County, Wisconsin. Located on private land, its ruins are closed to the public. A number of urban legends and ghost stories in popular culture have contributed to its reputation as a haunted house. [4]
First Wisconsin territorial capital; abandoned after one session. Located about three miles NW of the present town of Belmont. Benson's Corner [3]
These cold cases from Wisconsin range from 1963 to 2008, taking place in Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Outagamie, Portage, Sheboygan and Winnebago counties. Here are 7 unsolved murder cases in Wisconsin ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. American murderer and human trophy collector (1906–1984) This article is about the American killer and body snatcher. For the band named after him, see Ed Gein (band). Ed Gein Gein, c. 1958 Born Edward Theodore Gein (1906-08-27) August 27, 1906 La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. Died July 26 ...
John McCaffary [7] was the only person ever to be executed by the state of Wisconsin. He was executed by hanging for the murder of his wife. McCaffary was hanged from a tree on August 21, 1851, before a crowd of 2,000 to 3,000 people in the area of what is now known as 68th St and 14th Ave.
The widower and father of five grown children had lived quietly for two decades among the 800 residents of Lakewood, a northern Wisconsin town. Arrest in 43-year-old murder case stuns Wisconsin ...
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Investigators in Wisconsin have used DNA evidence to solve a 65-year-old cold case involving a 7-year-old boy whose body was found in a culvert.