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Helen Wronski

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Nov 09, 1979

Victim Details

Helen Wronski

Female

White / Caucasian

Milwaukee

WI

1979-11-09

79

Helen

Wronski

06/30/2026

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In the autumn of 1979, the life of 79-year-old Helen Wronski, a White female, came to a brutal and tragic end in her home on Milwaukee's East Side. Her son made the devastating discovery of her body on November 9, 1979. It was later determined that she had been viciously beaten to death in her own living room. The scene was unsettling, as her killer had covered her body with a sheet before proceeding to rummage through the drawers of her dresser in the bedroom. Curiously, despite the ransacking, ...
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