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Joyce S. Breitkreutz

Case from Horicon, WI dated Sep 08, 2009

Victim Details

Joyce S. Breitkreutz

Female

White / Caucasian

Horicon

WI

2009-09-08

61

Joyce

S. Breitkreutz

07/19/2026

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On a September day in 2009, the community of Horicon, Wisconsin, was rocked by a tragedy that unfolded within the walls of a home on Maple Street. Inside, authorities discovered the bodies of Joyce S. Breitkreutz, a 61-year-old Caucasian female, and her husband, Dale Breitkreutz. The grim finding on September 8th marked the end of a domestic horror, with law enforcement quickly classifying the event as a murder-suicide.

Joyce Breitkreutz lost her life to gun violence in the incident. Whil ...
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