Helen Louise Bellamy, 30, a Black woman, was killed inside her North Side Milwaukee home on April 25, 1980. She had been sexually assaulted and beaten to death with a tire jack, and her body—partially covered with a sheet—was found in the dining room by her 13-year-old son when he returned from school.
In the immediate aftermath, police looked for two men in overalls who were reportedly impersonating television repairmen and might have been connected to the case. That early lead unde
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