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Wendolyn Odell Tanner

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Sep 07, 1996

Victim Details

Wendolyn Odell Tanner

Male

Black / African American

Milwaukee

WI

1996-09-07

29

Wendolyn

Odell Tanner

07/18/2026

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On a late summer evening in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the life of Wendolyn Odell Tanner, a 29-year-old African American male, was tragically cut short. On Saturday, September 7, 1996, Tanner, a dedicated officer with the Milwaukee Police Department for four years, was on duty with his partner. They spotted a known felon and parole violator who was wanted on a warrant in the vicinity of North 20th Street and West Hampton Avenue.

As Officer Tanner and his partner approached the man, he fled on ...
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