John Schmutzer News Today

The Sauk County Sheriff's Office once again asked the public for information relating to a 2020 murder at Devi...

BARABOO, Wis. -- The Sauk County Sheriffs Office once again asked the public for information relating to a 2020 murder at Devils Lake State Park.

BARABOO, Wis. -- The Sauk County Sheriffs Office once again asked the public for information relating to a 2020 murder at Devils Lake State Park.

Statewide, an organization called Project: Cold Case shows there were more than 8,600 homicides in Wisconsin between 1980 and 2019 with a clearance rate of 80 percent. Project: Cold Case says about 1,700 of those murders remain unsolved.

It has been one year since 24-year-old John Schmutzer was stabbed to death in an apparently random attack at Devil's Lake State Park.

Sheriff Still Seeking Person Of Interest In Wauwatosa Man's Death - Wauwatosa, WI - The Sauk County Sheriff's Office says they have a "person of interest" seven months after a Wauwatosa man was killed at Devil's Lake.

BARABOO, Wis. – It’s been more than seven months since 24-year-old John Schmutzer was murdered at Wisconsin’s most popular state park. After spending thousands of hours sifting through hundreds of tips, tracking down dozens of people at the park that day for interviews, and issuing more than 30 search warrants and subpoenas, police feel they’re closer than ever to finding the person responsible. “The more information we can get from the public, the better this investigation goes,” s...

By Stephanie Fryer May 5, 2021 | 11:50 AM BARABOO, Wis. –Detectives have identified a person of interest in connection to a homicide at Devil’s Lake State Park last fall, but they are still needing more information from the public to solve this case. According to a release by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses remember seeing a man who fell down several times while running “frantically” and “out of control” in the park. Witnesses said he was n...

BARABOO, Wis. –Detectives have identified a person of interest in connection to a homicide at Devil’s Lake State Park last fall, but they are still needing more information from the public to solve this case. According to a release by the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses remember seeing a man who fell down several times while running “frantically” and “out of control” in the park. Witnesses said he was not in “standard running apparel” and wore darker colored pants and ...

Help ID potential witnesses after Devils Lake State Park homicide John Schmutzer, 24, of Wauwatosa, was killed Oct. 14 Share Updated: 4:45 PM CDT Mar 16, 2021 Sauk County Sheriffs Office Sheriff Office wants to ID and speak with these three people about the homicide in Devils Lake State Park. SOURCE: Sauk County Sheriffs Office TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE John Schmutzer, 24, of Wauwatosa, was killed Oct. 14 Share Updated: 4:45 PM...