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Jun 2024
40m 23s

Unsolved Homicide: Karl Lotharius + Unso...

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About this episode

When Milwaukee’s most successful nightclub owner is murdered with a crossbow bolt to the chest, he uses his last words to name his killer. However, the investigation uncovers a different suspect and the case ultimately goes cold in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

Also included in this episode: a segment on the April 2024 disappearance of Bryant Palacios-Zuñiga from Redwood City, California. Information on his case is urgently needed.

If you know anything about the murder of Karl Lotharius, please call the Milwaukee Police Department at 414-933-4444.

If you know anything about the disapperance of Bryant Palacios-Zuñiga, please call the Redwood City Police Department at 650-780-7100.

Support Bryant's family's search (and read about his disapperance in their own words) via their GoFundMe:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/bryant-palacios-zuniga-missing-help-support-our-family

See photos from this episode and check out the sources we used to research it here:  

https://lastseenalivepodcast.com/2024/06/03/unsolved-homicide-karl-lotharius-unsolved-disapperance-of-bryant-palacios-zuniga/

Support LSA and the DNA Doe Project by getting a shirt or hoodie on our store:

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