Florence Burkard

Death by Force

Florence Burkard, a 78-year-old white woman, was tragically killed on August 10, 1979, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her death was part of a disturbing pattern of homicides that occurred within a few blocks of each other on the city's North Side. All the victims were attacked in their homes during what appeared to be burglaries. Florence Burkard's murder was one of six similar killings that took place between the summer of 1979 and the spring of 1980, prompting investigators to suspect a serial offen ...Read More