Shelli Wiley Murder Case

Headline about the Shelli Wiley murder case. 30 Oct 1985. (Casper Star-Tribune, via Newspapers.com™)

On October 20, 1985, 22-year-old Shelli Wiley was found stabbed to death in her burning apartment in Laramie, Wyoming. No one has been convicted of her murder, and the case remains unsolved.

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"Homicide suspected in UW student's death" 22 Oct 1985, Tue Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Police investigating apartment fire, death of student" 23 Oct 1985, Wed Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, South Dakota) Newspapers.com"Laramie fire may be arson" "Body of coed found in room" 23 Oct 1985, Wed Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Laramie police: no leads in case of UW student's apparent homicide" 26 Oct 1985, Sat Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Different blood types found in coed's home" 30 Oct 1985, Wed Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Autopsy on UW coed unclear about possible assault" 01 Nov 1985, Fri Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Laramie police say recent attacks raise local awareness" 07 Nov 1985, Thu Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Murdered coed's friend baffled by deadly assault" 10 Nov 1985, Sun Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Fingerprint studied from Laramie murder" 22 Nov 1985, Fri Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Special reward offered in UW coed's death" 29 Nov 1985, Fri Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Laramie disappearance, murder unsolved" 31 Jan 1986, Fri Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Teen charged in 2nd slaying" 23 Aug 1987, Sun The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) Newspapers.com"Murder charges dropped" 27 Aug 1987, Thu The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) Newspapers.com"Judge to reconsider keeping Wideman from Wyoming trial" 19 Nov 1989, Sun Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Murder charge may be dropped" 03 Sep 1990, Mon Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"Laramie police investigate murder tie to Utah inmate" 23 Jul 1994, Sat Casper Star-Tribune (Casper, Wyoming) Newspapers.com"New DNA testing scheduled" 09 Nov 2000, Thu The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) Newspapers.com"Police: Former Laramie officer told police he killed girl" 23 Aug 2016, Tue The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) Newspapers.com"Ex-officer suspect in 1985 Wyo. slaying" 24 Aug 2016, Wed Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, Montana) Newspapers.com"Former officer denies 1985 murder charge" 13 Sep 2016, Tue The Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) Newspapers.com