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Wendy McDade

Death by Force
Case Description
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In the quiet expanse of the Chiwaukee Prairie nature area in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, a grim discovery was made on March 18, 1981. The bodies of a man and a woman were found, both having been shot three times in the head. The woman was identified as Wendy McDade, a 29-year-old White former chorus girl. She was found alongside William Callahan, a 50-year-old executive from New York. Their identities were not immediately known as their bodies had been left with no identification.

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    Victim Details

    Wendy McDade

    Female

    White / Caucasian

    Pleasant Prairie

    WI

    1981-03-18

    29

    Wendy

    McDade

    11/12/2025

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    Does anyone else find it strange that Wendy McDade and William Callahan were moving under assumed na... ...Read More
    02/27/2024
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    I've been following the case of Wendy McDade and William Callahan for a while, and ... ...Read More
    10/09/2023
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