This is a list of homicides in Wisconsin. This list includes notable

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that have a

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article on the killing, the killer, or the victim. It is divided into three subject areas as follows: # Multiple homicides – homicides having multiple victims. #

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s – persons who murder three or more persons with the incidents taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them # Single homicides – notable homicides involving a single fatality Among the works dealing with homicides in Wisconsin are '' Wisconsin Murders'' by

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and ''Got Murder? The Shocking Story of Wisconsin's Notorious Killers'' by Martin Hintz.

Multiple homicides

Listed in chronological order

Serial killers

Listed in chronological order by date of earliest homicide

Single homicides

References

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