WISCONSIN
NBC 15
[with video]
Those who lived in the area at the time will remember it well. Father Alfred Kunz was a well-known priest and his death shocked many. Now all these years later, investigators are still not giving up.
Seventeen years ago Tuesday, Father Alfred Kunz recorded his final radio broadcast. The next morning, March 4, 1998, Father Kunz was found dead, brutally murdered, inside St. Michael Catholic Church. The murder remains unsolved.
Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney tells us, “It’s still a priority for this organization to resolve that homicide.”
Mahoney says a number of detectives keep up to speed on the case and follow new leads that still occasionally come in. Matt Abbott, a Chicago-based writer specializing in Catholic issues, has written extensively on the case for more than 14 years. He spoke to us over the phone.
Abbott explains, “There have been various conspiracy theories that have been put forth.”
Ranging from the involvement of a satanic cult, to the involvement of fellow clergy. Abbott believes the most plausible theory: “Souring, I guess, of a relationship between Father Kunz and one of his teachers.”
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