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Anna Weyenberg VanCamp

Case from Freedom, WI dated May 11, 1940

Victim Details

Anna Weyenberg VanCamp

Female

White / Caucasian

Freedom

WI

1940-05-11

77

Anna

Weyenberg VanCamp

06/21/2026

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On a quiet Saturday evening, May 11, 1940, in the rural tranquility of Freedom, Wisconsin, a brutal act of violence shattered the peace of the farming community. Anna Weyenberg VanCamp, a 77-year-old White female, and her youngest son, 31-year-old William VanCamp, were ruthlessly murdered in their own home. The following morning, on what was ironically Mother's Day, the grim discovery was made, leaving the town in a state of shock and disbelief.

The day had begun like any other. William, ...
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