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True Crime Wisconsin
By WMTVTrue Crime
True Crime Wisconsin episodes
- Unsolved Homicide: Devil's Lake stabbing
The debut episode of "True Crime Wisconsin" investigates the October 14, 2020, killing of 24-year-old John Schmutzer, who was stabbed to death on a trail at Devils Lake State Park in Sauk County. Witnesses reported seeing a man running erratically from the scene, a person police have never identified.
WMTV's Tabitha Bland sat down with Sauk County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sergeant Drew Bulin, the lead investigator on the case, six years after the killing. Bulin shares new details about the investigation, including how close a 911 caller came to interrupting the attack, and describes the unidentified person witnesses saw fleeing the scene.
The episode also examines a 2025 double homicide at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas and addresses why investigators do not believe that case is connected to Schmutzer’s death.
34 min
About True Crime Wisconsin
From the publisher's feed
True Crime Wisconsin, a new weekly podcast from WMTV 15 News, goes beyond the headlines to investigate the state's most haunting unsolved cases. Wisconsin has made national news for some…
high-profile crimes — but not every case gets that kind of attention. Some stories fade from the spotlight, and some are never solved.
Each week, WMTV 15 News digs into a different case from across Wisconsin, talking with the detectives and investigators still working to find answers, and the people who may hold the missing piece of the puzzle. The goal: bring renewed attention — and maybe new information — to cases that still need closure.
The case may go cold. The questions don't. New episodes drop every week.
Each week, WMTV 15 News digs into a different case from across Wisconsin, talking with the detectives and investigators still working to find answers, and the people who may hold the missing piece of the puzzle. The goal: bring renewed attention — and maybe new information — to cases that still need closure.
The case may go cold. The questions don't. New episodes drop every week.