In the summer of 1969, Stephanie Casberg walked out the front door of a Milwaukee restaurant after her waitressing shift — and was never seen alive again. Days later, her dismembered remains were found near a condemned bridge along the Root River, leaving investigators with a chilling conclusion: the work of someone methodical, skilled and patient.
More than five decades later, the case has led detectives from a co-worker who lied his way into the narrative to a convicted child predator who terrorized his family by claiming to be the killer. More recently, a Crime Junkie episode playing through a detective's earbuds while he mowed his lawn added a new name to the case file.
If you have any information about the murder of Stephanie Casberg, contact the Racine County Sheriff's Office at 262-636-3225. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 888-636-9330 or by texting “RACS” and the tip to 274637.
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