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Wilhelm Hospel

Case from Waukesha, WI dated Nov 21, 2021

Victim Details

Wilhelm Hospel

Male

White / Caucasian

Waukesha

WI

2021-11-21

81

Wilhelm

Hospel

09/13/2026

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Wilhelm "Bill" Hospel was an 81-year-old White/Caucasian male whose life was taken in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack in November 2021. Although the attack occurred on November 21, online records and his obituary state that Hospel died on November 22, 2021, after being taken to a hospital and undergoing surgery for the injuries he suffered. Born in Kleve, Germany, Hospel came to the United States with his family as a teenager and spent much of his life in southeastern Wisconsin. He and his ...
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