About this episode

The episode discusses the brutal murder of 14-year-old John Zera and the subsequent investigation that faced numerous challenges.

*** Content warnings: Child victims, sexual assault *** On February 28 1976, the suburban community of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, was rocked when the body of missing schoolboy, 14-year-old John Zera, was discovered in a local park. The teenager hadn’t been seen for over a week, having gone missing in the middle of the school day without so much as a word. Over the next few years, the investigation into John’s brutal murder was plagued by mistakes and misconduct before eventually going cold. Thirty years later, the case was resurrected after police discovered a chilling scene. --- Narration – Anonymous Host Research & writing – Brianne Jaskulski Production & music – Mike Migas Audio editing – Anthony Telfer Sign up for Casefile Premium: Apple Premium Spotify Premium Patreon For all credits and sources, please visit https://casefilepodcast.com/case-343-john-zera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Anonymous Host

Topics covered

• murder investigation
• cold case
• child victims
• sexual assault
• true crime
• community impact

Keywords

• John Zera
• Hales Corners
• murder
• cold case
• investigation
• true crime
• child victims
• sexual assault

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Hales Corners, Wisconsin

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