Wisconsin

9,579 murders reported in Wisconsin from 1976 to 2025; police reports named an offender in about 81%. Explore the statistics →

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Cases

Jeffrey Dahmer
1978–1991 · Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bath Township, Ohio
SerialConvicted17 victims
Jeffrey Dahmer killed 17 young men and boys between 1978 and 1991, one in Ohio and the rest in Milwaukee and its suburb West Allis.
Ed Gein
1954–1957 · Plainfield, Waushara County, Wisconsin
SerialConvicted2 victims
Ed Gein, a reclusive farmer from Plainfield, Wisconsin, was arrested in November 1957 after Bernice Worden disappeared from her hardware store and her body was found on his farm.
Murder of Teresa Halbach
2005 · Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
SingleConvicted1 victim
Teresa Halbach, a Green Bay-area portrait photographer, disappeared on October 31, 2005, after going to the Avery family's auto salvage yard in Manitowoc County to photograph a vehicle for sale.