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Kelsie Martin

Case from Platteville, WI dated May 19, 2025

Victim Details

Kelsie Martin

Female

White / Caucasian

Platteville

WI

2025-05-19

22

Kelsie

Martin

09/11/2026

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Kelsie Martin, a 22-year-old White/Caucasian woman from Beloit, Wisconsin, was fatally shot on May 19, 2025, inside Wilgus Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Martin had only recently completed her studies, graduating summa cum laude with a psychology degree just two days before her death. She served as the assistant resident director of Wilgus Hall, a leadership position in which she helped supervise resident assistants and responded to problems and emergencies involving students l ...
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  • News8000.com: Preliminary autopsy suggests UW-Platteville incident was murder-suicide
  • Yahoo News: Two UW-Platteville female students, both 22, die in 'targeted and isolated' dorm incident
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    I've been following the UW–Platteville case, and my heart truly goes out to Kelsie Martin's family... ...Read More
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    I've been following the discussions about Kelsie's tragic death, and my heart truly goes out to her ... ...Read More
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