Milwaukee Police Charge Walter Ellis With Seven Murders

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Andy Hale

 

Milwaukee police have charged Walter E. Ellis - the "North Side Strangler" - with murder in seven cases. The victims are: Joyce Mims, Quitreaun Stokes, Sheila Farrior, Florence McCormick, Irene Smith, Deborah Harris, and Tanya Miller.

Milwaukee police have not yet charged Ellis with the murder of Jessica Payne, although it is being reported that Ellis' DNA has matched DNA samples taken from Jessica Payne. Chaunte Ott had been previously charged with the murder of Ms. Payne and spent 13 years in prison for that crime before being released.

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Chaunte Ott Complaint - Read It Here

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Andy Hale

 Here is a copy of Chaunte Ott's Complaint filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Mr. Ott has sued the following defendants:

(1) City of Milwaukee

(2) former police chief Arthur L. Jones

(3) former police chief Nanette H. Hegarty

(4) detective Carl Buschmann

(5) detective James Devalkenaere

(6) detective Robert Simon

(7) detective Eric Moore

(8) detective Ricky Burems

(9) detective Michael Valuch

(10) detective Percy Moore

(11) detective Michael Dubis

(12) other as-yet unknown employees of the City of Milwaukee

Mr. Ott alleges that the police manipulated witnesses and fabricated evidence. 

Specifically, Mr. Ott alleges that the detectives secured false inculpatory statements from Richard Gwin and Sam Hardaway.

The suit states that the Milwaukee police have now linked Walter E. Ellis - the "North Side Strangler" - to the murder of Jessica Payne and several other young women.

Mr. Ott is represented by Jon Loevy and Gayle Horn from Loevy & Loevy in Chicago.

 

 

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