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EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 28 MIN

96. The Murder of 18-Year-Old Eleanor Kaatz

from Buried Bylines · host Mallory Wilson and Megan DeLucenay

In 1964, an 18-year-old girl was walking to school in Wausau, Wisconsin… and never made it.Eleanor Kaatz was attacked in broad daylight on a quiet island. Stabbed nearly 50 times and left near the river, she was somehow still alive when she was found. But two days later, she died from her injuries.The man responsible, Terry Caspersen, was caught almost immediately. What he admitted—and what investigators uncovered—painted the picture of a deeply disturbed young man capable of extreme violence.But what makes this case even more unsettling… is that it didn’t end with her murder.After serving years in prison, he was released—only to attack again.This is the story of a murder that shocked a community, a victim who fought to survive, and a killer whose violence didn’t stop when it should have.SOURCES:Coming soon!

In 1964, an 18-year-old girl was walking to school in Wausau, Wisconsin… and never made it.Eleanor Kaatz was attacked in broad daylight on a quiet island. Stabbed nearly 50 times and left near the river, she was somehow still alive when she was found. But two days later, she died from her injuries.The man responsible, Terry Caspersen, was caught almost immediately. What he admitted—and what investigators uncovered—painted the picture of a deeply disturbed young man capable of extreme violence.But what makes this case even more unsettling… is that it didn’t end with her murder.After serving years in prison, he was released—only to attack again.This is the story of a murder that shocked a community, a victim who fought to survive, and a killer whose violence didn’t stop when it should have.SOURCES:Coming soon!

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In 1964, an 18-year-old girl was walking to school in Wausau, Wisconsin… and never made it.Eleanor Kaatz was attacked in broad daylight on a quiet island. Stabbed nearly 50 times and left near the river, she was somehow still alive when she was...

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