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John Machajewski

Case from Milwaukee, WI dated Dec 23, 1981

Victim Details

John Machajewski

Male

White / Caucasian

Milwaukee

WI

1981-12-23

24

John

Machajewski

07/06/2026

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On the cold night of December 23, 1981, a tragic event unfolded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that ended the life of 24-year-old Caucasian male, John Machajewski. A police officer with the Milwaukee Police Department for three and a half years, Machajewski was a married man with a wife who was three months pregnant. The evening took a fatal turn when a 19-year-old suspect entered Alfred's House of Bourbon shortly before midnight. After having a beer, the man grabbed a woman, held a gun to her head, a ...
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