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Joyce Mims

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Jun 20, 1997

Victim Details

Joyce Mims

Female

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

1997-06-20

41

Joyce

Mims

06/24/2026

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Joyce Mims, a 41-year-old Black female, was found strangled to death on June 20, 1997, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. For over a decade, her case remained unsolved, leaving her family with unanswered questions and a lingering sense of injustice. The investigation into her death eventually led to the identification of a suspect through advancements in DNA technology, ultimately revealing a pattern of violence that had terrorized the city for years.

Years after her death, a breakthrough in the in ...
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