DNA has changed the landscape of criminal investigation and has led to both infamous and not so infamous cold cases see resolution and, if not justice, at least closure. However, despite the advancement in technology, the system still relies upon people, and people are fallible. When human error occurs, dangerous individuals can be left unchecked to leave more victims in their wake. One such individual was the Milwaukee North Side Strangler who hunted the Milwaukee streets for 21 years before a cold case investigation and justice came knocking at his door.
References:
- https://business.untappd.com/embeds/iframes/4044/12553
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pettit_National_Ice_Center
- Murder in Wisconsin: Most Evil Serial Killers in Wisconsin History, by Jack Rosewood
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_E._Ellis
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wis-serial-killer-walter-ellis-sentenced-to-life-in-slayings-of-7-women/
- https://wislawjournal.com/2011/02/24/half-of-missing-dna-samples-collected-in-wisconsin/
- https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517092/Milwaukees-North-Side-Strangler-Walter-Ellis-dies-prison.html#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16442881610666&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2517092%2FMilwaukees-North-Side-Strangler-Walter-Ellis-dies-prison.html
- https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-athletes-competing-2022-winter-olympics-beijing
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