Brittany Zimmermann homicide: Read the original reports
The Brittany Zimmermann murder case has taken many turns over the years, culminating in the recent arrest of someone police had questioned 12 years earlier. Here's a look back at Zimmermann's story from our archives.
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Man charged in 2008 killing of Brittany Zimmermann finished early release program, but won't go free
David Kahl, charged last week with the 2008 killing of Brittany Zimmermann, had just finished the Earned Release Program in prison, but a warrant for Zimmermann's homicide will keep him from freedom.
David A. Kahl, 53, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide.
Here's a look back at the Brittany Zimmermann murder case over the years. The April 2, 2008, slaying of the UW-Madison student has not been so…
A Cross Plains man wants a deal before offering key information that could solve the Brittany Zimmermann murder case.
The apparent DNA match from clothing worn by Brittany Zimmermann to David Kahl led police to interview a friend of Kahl, who claimed that Kahl had confessed to him that he killed Zimmermann, a search warrant states.
Five years after the UW-Madison junior was brutally slain in a case that shook the community, Jean Zimmermann and her family are still waiting for a break in the case.
The parents of slain UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann are renewing their plea for help in solving her 2008 murder while urging participa…
Two of the three young men who burglarized a Madison bar in 2008 said detectives told them forensic evidence shows there was a fourth burglar …
Unknown person might have had a hand in killing, Blue Moon Bar break-in.
The family of slain UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann has settled its lawsuit against Dane County with an agreement by the county to contribute to the family's reward fund and pay some attorney fees.
Someone knows who killed UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann in her West Doty Street apartment two years ago.
A lot has changed since Brittany Zimmermann was found slain in her Downtown Madison apartment a year ago Thursday.
A heavily edited recording of the 911 call from Brittany Zimmermann's fiance after he found her stabbed to death was released Friday on the or…
The 911 operator who answered the call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone told her supervisor she heard background noise and voices, but th…
The notorious 911 call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone the day she died carried the sounds of a woman's screams and a struggle, accordin…
MARSHFIELD -- Brilliant flashes of autumn leaves light up the landscape and attest to the change of seasons in this central Wisconsin city. But for Jean Zimmermann and her family, time stands still.
Madison police spent two weeks pursuing a bogus lead in the investigation into Brittany Zimmermann's slaying because of bad information from t…
Dane County's 911 Center director admitted late Thursday that his agency made a mistake in fumbling a call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell pho…
Brittany Zimmermann's killer broke through a door to get into her apartment before killing her, police confirmed Thursday.
As a freshman in high school, Brittany Zimmermann already knew she wanted to attend UW-Madison and study to be a physician.
A 33-year-old man has been accused of inappropriately touching a 10-year-old during a Waushara County church camp in 2009.Â
In April 2021, UW-Oshkosh students began searching for the missing body of a murder victim. A few months later, the man who plead guilty to the 1983 killing allegedly hid the corpse, prosecutors say.Â
The 14-year-old boy accused of murdering Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls made statements "that his intention was to rape and kill the victim from the get-go," a prosecutor said Wednesday.Â
A jury in Door County on Friday found an 86-year-old man guilty of killing his wife and disposing of her body more than four decades ago.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval declined to confirm DNA match, calling the case not "ripe for arrest and referral."
"I do doubt that you understand fully the magnitude of your actions," Circuit Judge Chris Taylor said.
"I wasn't trying to kill him, just scare (him) away and I didn't think I was going to hit him," Jakira Anderson told police, court documents state.
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Family photo of Brittany
Brittany Zimmermann's smiling face is framed beside a wooden angel in the Marshfield home of her aunt, Kim Heeg. The UW-Madison junior who pla…
