Matt C. Abbott
Father Alfred Kunz' killer is...
By Matt C. Abbott
I'm fairly confident I know who the suspect is in the 1998 unsolved murder of Father Alfred Kunz. I could be wrong, but, judging from this March 5, 2008 article in the Wisconsin State Journal, and from what I've heard otherwise, I don't think so.
I can say the suspect is male, Catholic and Caucasian. The apparent motive is indeed more "common," so to speak, than certain theories that have been bandied about, although I obviously don't have the full story. Only the investigators do.
Another thing: The man I believe is the suspect has never contacted me. Not that he's had a reason to do so — and I wouldn't expect him to confess to me, of course — but it seems he's done a good job flying under the radar in the years since the murder. I've been following, and have written about, this case for several years, and I've heard from various people. But not him.
If he is in fact guilty, I hope he's arrested, convicted, and spends the rest of his life in prison, regardless of the life he may have built for himself in more recent years.
(M. Abbott note: The previous version of this column contained an item about an impressive Catholic Web site called CatholicsComeHome.org. I should make it clear that there is absolutely no connection between the Father Kunz case and the Web site. I apologize for not making that clear.)
© Matt C. Abbott
I'm fairly confident I know who the suspect is in the 1998 unsolved murder of Father Alfred Kunz. I could be wrong, but, judging from this March 5, 2008 article in the Wisconsin State Journal, and from what I've heard otherwise, I don't think so.
I can say the suspect is male, Catholic and Caucasian. The apparent motive is indeed more "common," so to speak, than certain theories that have been bandied about, although I obviously don't have the full story. Only the investigators do.
Another thing: The man I believe is the suspect has never contacted me. Not that he's had a reason to do so — and I wouldn't expect him to confess to me, of course — but it seems he's done a good job flying under the radar in the years since the murder. I've been following, and have written about, this case for several years, and I've heard from various people. But not him.
If he is in fact guilty, I hope he's arrested, convicted, and spends the rest of his life in prison, regardless of the life he may have built for himself in more recent years.
(M. Abbott note: The previous version of this column contained an item about an impressive Catholic Web site called CatholicsComeHome.org. I should make it clear that there is absolutely no connection between the Father Kunz case and the Web site. I apologize for not making that clear.)
© Matt C. Abbott
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