On March 4th, 1998, the small town of Dane, WI awakened to the shocking news that the Rev. Alfred Kunz, the priest at St Michael's Catholic Church had been murdered in a brutal scene in the elementary school. 

Found as teachers began to arrive for the school day, Father Kunz was lying in a pool of blood in a hallway, a gaping wound in his throat, which was slit by an edged weapon. 

In the 26 years years since the homicide, the investigation into Kunz's murder has been the most extensive and expensive in Dane County's history, featuring a suspect list including everyone from local petty thieves, to the hierarchy of the clergy. 

Scott and Mickey discuss this still unsloved crime which has captivated true crime slueths worldwide, and the shocking secrets which have since come to light.

In the opening banter, we discuss the legends of Wisconsin Lake Monsters, as told by Chad Lewis.

All here, in episode 42 of Badger Bizarre, "The Murder of Rev. Alfred Kunz."

 

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Opening Trailer:

Ed Gein Sound Byte : "Hard Copy" - Paramount Domestic/CBS Televsion

Frank Lloyd Wright and Jeffery Dahmer Sound Byte - WISN 12 News - Milwaukee, WI

Jeffery Dahmer Quotes: "Inside Edition"  - King World/CBS Television/CBS Media

 

Attribution for Music:

Trailer: Composer: Adam Phillip Zwirchmayr https://www.pond5.com/

Intro: https://pixabay.com/

Outro: Composer: Viacheslav Sarancha  https://www.pond5.com/

 

Attribution for logo design:

Red Claw Scratch Photo

 

 

Sources:

Catholic Online

Illinois Atty General - Survivor Narratives

Hanneman, Joseph - The Catholic World Report

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Archives

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - "Unsloved" Podcast; Season III

Nowlen, Chuck - The Devil and Father Kunz

Roman Catholic Faithful

Wisconsin State Journal - Archives

 

Lewis, Chad - Lake Monsters of Wisconsin