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SUMMARY:Sauk County Historical Society: Unsolved Crimes of the Roaring 20&
 #039;s Part Two
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DTSTAMP:20260406T222500Z
DTSTART:20260519T230000Z
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LOCATION:230 Fourth Ave.\nBaraboo WI 53913
ROOM: Auditorium - Topham Family Foundation Auditorium
DESCRIPTION:Unsolved crimes from the 1920s Part Two will be the subject of
  a presentation on Tuesday May, 19,  at the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Lib
 rary in Baraboo. Cases include a robbery spree in Baraboo which included M
 rs. Gus Ringling’s House and the theft of over 600 pounds of butter from
  the Witwen Creamery. Fascinating details, likely motives, and possible su
 spects will be discussed for people to form their own opinions. Join SCHS 
 Executive Director Paul Wolter at the library for this free presentation.I
 n 1925 renters on the old Balzer Farm along highway 60 between Sauk City a
 nd Spring Green found a strong box containing hundreds of dollars’ worth
  of bonds. When they tried to cash the bonds, they were arrested for tryin
 g to impersonate the original owners of the bonds, Julius, William, and Ma
 ry Balzer. The incident brought to mind the horrific triple homicide that 
 had occurred at the farm in August of 1922 when the Balzer siblings were k
 illed by at least two assailants. Julius was beaten to death with a blunt 
 instrument while William was attacked and left for dead, later succumbing 
 to his injuries. Mary’s body was found next to the highway as she appare
 ntly had been trying to run to the neighbors for help. The Balzers were kn
 own to have distrusted banks and many people believed that they had hidden
  a small fortune on their property. The murders remain unsolved over 100 y
 ears later.In August 1929, James and Philomena Parrillo, who were honeymoo
 ning at Devil’s Lake were found to be missing when the rowboat they were
  using was found drifting in the lake. In the boat was a camera that conta
 ined used film which when developed showed the last known photos of the co
 uple. A week after the boat was discovered the body of Philomena came to s
 urface with signs of head trauma. Had she been killed be her new husband w
 ho then fled the scene?
URL:https://calendar.csmpl.org/event/sauk-county-historical-society-unsolv
 ed-crimes-roaring-20s-part-two-14490
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