Search warrant: Woman stabbed 107 times in Milwaukee, dead for days
By Sam Schmitz, Derrick Rose
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A search warrant affidavit obtained by WISN 12 News revealed the woman found dead at a home near 37th Street and Townsend Ave. had been stabbed 107 times and appeared to have been “deceased for several days.”
The affidavit said Milwaukee Police detectives learned of the discovery March 13, just after 4:15 p.m.
According to the document, investigators initially believed the victim, Janie Pendleton, had “suffered upwards of 20 stab [wounds] throughout her body.”
During an autopsy, detectives learned more specific details about the death.
“Detectives observed a distinct shoe pattern on Pendleton’s right forearm,” Det. Michael Braunreiter wrote in the affidavit. He said the doctor performing the autopsy reported Pendleton, 41, “suffered a total of 107 stab wounds and ruled her death a homicide.”
The search warrant, signed by Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Williams Sosnay, granted detectives permission to search the home of a man investigators said knew Pendleton and gave inconsistent statements to detectives.
Despite that knowledge and information, the page reserved for investigators to list what they found had one brief sentence.
“No evidence obtained.”
WISN 12 News is not identifying the man or other individuals named in the affidavit because none have been publicly named suspects in the killing.
Milwaukee police have not announced any arrests or whether they have referred criminal charges to the district attorney to review.
Anyone with information is asked to call Milwaukee police at 414-935-7360. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 414-224-tips.
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