Okay, so I got really sucked into this old case, the “Marathon County Murder 1989”. It was a total rabbit hole, I spent like, the whole weekend on it. Here’s how it went down:
Diving In
I started with, you know, a basic search. Just typed “Marathon County Murder 1989” into the search bar and boom, tons of stuff popped up. Mostly old news articles, some forum discussions, that kind of thing.
Sorting Through the Mess
First, I skimmed a bunch of those news reports. I wanted to get a feel for the main details, the victim, the suspects, all that basic stuff. Then, I tried to create a timeline. I wrote the important information down, It helped me keep everything straight.
Digging Deeper
After I had the basic outline, I started looking for more specific stuff. Like, were there any court documents available online? Anything about the evidence they found?
This is where it got a little tricky. A lot of the links were dead, or the websites looked super sketchy. I had to be careful about what I clicked on, you know?
Frustration and Breakthroughs
Honestly, there were times I wanted to just give up. So much information, and so much of it was just… repetitive or unhelpful. I spent like, an hour trying to find one specific detail, and it turned out to be a dead end.
But then, I’d find some little gem, like a scanned copy of an old newspaper article with a photo I hadn’t seen before. It was like a puzzle, and finding those little pieces kept me going.
Putting it All Together
I took notes, like a huge amount of notes.I basically dumped everything into one file. It was messy at first, but I started to organize it, putting things in chronological order, grouping related info together.
The End (For Now)
After all that, I feel like I have a pretty decent understanding of the case. I’m still not sure I’ve found everything that’s out there. It is a cold case, after all, but the journey for me felt finished. I may pick it up again someday, but for now, I’m putting this one to bed.
