Mary Bailey, 80, charged in 1985 Wisconsin cold case murder of Yvonne Menke
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. — Authorities in Arizona have made an arrest in connection to the 37-year-old cold case murder of Yvonne Menke in western Wisconsin.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says its investigators have been working on the case for the past two years, and deputies in Arizona's Maricopa County arrested 80-year-old Mary Josephine Bailey Monday morning at her home in Apache Junction.
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Menke, 45, was killed on the morning of Dec. 12, 1985, in St. Croix Falls. Authorities say she was shot three times in the head and neck as she sat in her car, about to leave for work.
The sheriff's office says someone was seen fleeing the alley by Menke's home after gunfire was heard. A witness said the suspect was wearing a gray three-quarter length coat and a dark-colored stocking cap.
Bailey was formally charged with first-degree murder by the Polk County Attorney's Office, and she will soon be extradited from Arizona to Wisconsin.
The sheriff's office says this is still an ongoing investigation, and anyone with information on this case is asked to contact them at 715-485-8300.
