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Unsolved

Arthur "Buddy" Schumacher

Year
1925
Where
Wisconsin
Source
Wikipedia
Evidence
1
What the record says

Arthur Louis "Buddy" Schumacher (September 2, 1916 – July 1925) was an 8-year-old from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, who was murdered in 1925. His body was discovered on September 12, 1925. Two suspects were interviewed in connection with the case, but it remains unsolved.

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