Louis J. Buchta

Louis J. Buchta, a 76-year-old male, was killed on January 11, 1988, during a violent burglary at the home he shared with his wife, Lillian Buchta, in the Milwaukee area. The attack came during a terrifying stretch in which elderly residents were being preyed upon inside their own homes, their private spaces turned into crime scenes by an intruder who moved through neighborhoods looking for vulnerable targets and opportunities to steal. On that winter day, sometime between about 3:30 p.m. and 5: ...