100. William (Bill) Schnackel

About this episode

Jamie and Kristy discuss the 1980 disappearance of Bill Schnackel from Phillips, Wisconsin.

This week on Speculating Wildly About Crime, Jamie and Kristy discuss the 1980 disappearance of 44-year-old Bill Schnackel from Phillips, Wisconsin. Bill, described as kind and hardworking, lived in an old school bus and earned money hauling trash and scrapping metal, sometimes with his roommate Michael Winters. Bill was reported missing on May 20, 1980—over a month after Michael claimed he last saw him on April 16—and Michael said Bill went to Chicago to collect an inheritance, though Bill’s...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jamie, Kristy

Topics covered

• disappearance
• true crime
• 1980s
• Wisconsin
• investigation

Keywords

• Bill Schnackel
• disappearance
• true crime
• Michael Winters
• Phillips Wisconsin

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Phillips, Wisconsin

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