In 1968 or 1969, Debbie Westenberger was 16 and killed herself with a Dean family .22 rifle in boyfriend Douglas George Dean’s bedroom. Police later claimed she was pregnant, though the Dean family said they never knew of any such thing. Mother Hildegarde Dean was widowed on May 18, 1970 with the death of Warren …
I had considered writing a book / biography of horror author Naomi Hintze. While I still think it’s a great idea and someone ought to do it, that someone is not me. Below is the very little I bothered to write down before abandoning the project. Buried Treasure Waits For You (1962) In retrospect, Hintze’s …
While it is the duty of law enforcement to investigate crimes and rumors of crimes, the story of Leroy Sommers illustrates how this can get out of hand when rumors are allowed to spread freely. Leroy A Sommers was born circa 1920. His parents, Leroy and Luella Sommers, were from Outagamie County, having resided for …
As a young man, Jack Hebard worked as a daredevil named Lucky O’Hara. He would crash cars and get fired from a cannon. His most famous trick was lying inside a coffin that was surrounded by exploding dynamite. Jack later told Green Bay reporter Charles House, “When I was a kid, I kind of hooked …
Peter A VanVeghel (1862-1934) was twice the sheriff of Brown County. With wife Antoinette Herman (1862-1941), had several children, including John Peter “Jack” VanVeghel, born on October 22, 1893 in the town of Scott, Brown County. 1916: Jack VanVeghel lost his wife and child to influenza. He was 22. Jack helped his younger brother Walter …
In 1996, federal code required that railroad tracks be inspected twice weekly. The turnout inspection section of the reports on January 11 and January 30, 1996 indicated that “all were O.K.” Also on February 5, February 12, and February 15, 1996, the turnout inspection section of the reports indicated that “all were O.K.” It was …
Sturgeon BayDecember 4, 1939: Carol Jean Fillion is born to Raymond Joseph Fillion and Pauline Elnora Knapp. As a child, Carol was of above average intelligence. She played clarinet in the high school band, and graduated on June 12, 1957.Even before graduation, Carol married Danny Dean Aungst on January 4, 1957 shortly after she turned …
Louis J Hardy was born in Germany in the 1840s, and settled in Oshkosh some time around 1868. Upon arriving, he joined the Wisconsin National Guard (Company F, Second Infantry) and served five years. Hardy was a shoemaker in 1880, then an engineer of the Oshkosh Gas Company for a while. With his wife Augusta …
Overview On July 20, 1931, the South Side State Bank in Green Bay, WI was robbed. Two officers were injured while responding to the robbery while it was in progress. Detective Gus Delloye was hit in the arm and forehead, and a piece of shrapnel entered his left eye. Chief Thomas Hawley took some glass …
Overview Arthur Esler, 14, died as result of being electrocuted on September 30, 1926 in Kaukauna, WI. He was electrocuted by the high tension wires on top of one of the towers on the bridge between the Island and the Union Bag and Paper mill. Esler Family Background The Esler family was prominent in Kaukauna, …
