Zimmermann Scholarship Fund

The family of Brittany Zimmermann says she wanted everyone to have the chance to get a college education, so a scholarship fund has been created in her name. Donations can be sent to: Marshfield Med. Center Credit Union Attn: Dollars for Brittany 302 West Upham Street Marshfield, WI 54449 Call the credit union at (715) 387-8686 with any questions.

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Brittany Zimmermann Incident Report City of Madison News Release: 911 Call Madison Police Department Anyone with information on this case should contact the Madison Area Crime Stoppers at (618) 266-6014.

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Madison Police Look at Lanphear in Student Murder Last Updated: 11:12 AM 07/16/08 - Madison police are investigating whether a Saratoga man accused of kidnapping two young men is connected to a college student's unsolved murder. Court records show investigators found a newspaper clipping about slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann in Lanphear's home. (Full Story)

Father Says Adam Peterson Charged in 1 Madison Murder Could Not Have Committed Other 2 Last Updated: 12:40 PM 06/30/08 - Madison authorities continue to investigate whether a murder suspect was responsible for two other killings. But the suspect's father says his son couldn't have committed the other two crimes. 20-old Adam Peterson was charged last week in the death of Madison resident Joel Marino in January. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: UW-Madison Dropout Charged in Stabbing Death, No Link to Zimmermann Murder Last Updated: 6:18 PM 06/27/08 - Madison police are calling it a "stranger killing." They've found no sign of any relationship between 31-year-old Joel Marino and the college dropout now accused of stabbing him to death at his home last January. (Full Story)

Dane County Changes 911 Policy After Student Death Last Updated: 3:05 PM 06/19/08 - Dane County will now forward all 911 calls made from cell phones to police. The county's 911 center board agreed to the new policy Wednesday after a call from a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student's cell phone was mishandled. (Full Story)

Brittany Zimmermann's Parents Want 911 Call Released Last Updated: 1:02 PM 06/18/08 - The parents of a slain University of Wisconsin-Madison student want authorities to release the 911 call she made before she was murdered. Kevin and Jean Zimmermann want to intervene in a lawsuit brought by media groups seeking audio of the call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone. (Full Story)

Family of Slain UW-Madison Student Sues County, 911 Operator Last Updated: 4:08 PM 06/13/08 - The family of a murdered University of Wisconsin-Madison student is suing Dane County and the 911 operator who handled a call from the woman's cell phone. The suit requests a jury trial and seeks unspecified damages. (Full Story)

Dane County Approves External Review of 911 Center Following Zimmermann Murder Last Updated: 10:46 AM 06/05/08 - Dane County supervisors have approved an external review of emergency 911 operations following a mishandled call from a Marshfield woman who was later killed. The county board's executive committee heard from a number of speakers Wednesday who demanded answers after Brittany Zimmermann's murder. (Full Story)

Dane County's 911 Center had System to Rate Itself Last Updated: 8:39 PM 06/01/08 - MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Dane County installed a $450,000 phone system in 2006 that gives detailed information on how well its 911 center is functioning. (Full Story)

Madison Police Chief Says Two Murders Likely Not Connected Last Updated: 2:45 PM 05/18/08 - MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Police Chief Noble Wray says it does not appear that two unsolved killings near the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year are connected. (Full Story)

Media Suing Dane County, City of Madison for Not Releasing Zimmermann's 911 Call Last Updated: 7:38 PM 05/14/08 - A group of media outlets are suing Dane County and the city of Madison for refusing to release the tape of a 911 call from a murdered UW-Madison student. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Wisconsin State Journal and two television stations say the tape should be made available under the public records law. (Full Story)

Official: Better 911 Response Could Not Have Stopped Zimmermann Murder Last Updated: 4:50 PM 05/06/08 - Dane County's top official says a better response to a 911 call from a college student before she was murdered still could not have saved her life. County Executive Kathleen Falk apologized at a news conference for numerous errors employees made responding to call from Brittany Zimmermann's cell phone. (Full Story)

Workers: UW Safety Program Turned Away Students Following Zimmermann Murder Last Updated: 4:01 PM 05/05/08 - Employees say a University of Wisconsin-Madison program that walks students home safely at night has been understaffed when its services are in high demand after a student's murder. (Full Story)

Two Dane County Officials Backing 911 Center Last Updated: 9:14 PM 05/03/08 - Two Dane County officials are backing the 9-1-1 center, calling its overall performance top-notch. The center has been in the middle of controversy since word came this week that Brittany Zimmerman called 9-1-1 before she was murdered, but no one was dispatched to investigate her call. (Full Story)

Dispute Over 911 Call Also Irks Parents of Another Murder Victim Last Updated: 1:50 PM 05/03/08 - Complaints over the handling of a murder victim's futile 911 call in Madison has the parents of another person killed in the city raising complaints of their own. (Full Story)

After Dropped Zimmermann 911 Call, a Look at How Calls Are Handed in Northcentral Wis. Last Updated: 1:13 PM 05/03/08 - Following an investigation into why a 911 cell call from a murdered Marshfield native was terminated, NewsChannel 7 takes a look at how dispatchers in our area respond to wireless emergency calls. (Full Story)

Wisconsin Student's Murder Looms Over University Beer Bash Last Updated: 3:23 PM 05/02/08 - One of the nation's most enduring and well-known college beer bashes will go on but against a darker backdrop this year. Thousands of college students will gather Saturday for the annual Mifflin Street Block Party in Madison, where students party hop between houses stocked with kegs all day. (Full Story)

Dane County Executive Says System Failed in 911 Call Last Updated: 3:31 PM 05/02/08 - Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk says authorities mishandled a 911 call from the cell phone of a college student but she has confidence in her 911 chief. Falk says "the system didn't work like it should" when a dispatcher received the call from Brittany Zimmermann's phone on April 2. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Murdered UW Student's Phone Dialed 911 But Got No Response Last Updated: 3:22 PM 05/02/08 - Authorities say a dispatcher received a 911 call from the cell phone of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student around the time she was murdered but the call was ignored. Authorities say the dispatcher hung up, failed to call back as required under Dane County 911 Center policy and never sent police. (Full Story)

Man Held as Material Witness in Slaying of UW-Madison Student From Marshfield Last Updated: 3:21 PM 05/02/08 - Court records show a convicted sex offender has been jailed on a probation hold and is considered a material witness in the death of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student from Marshfield. (Full Story)

Landlord: Murdered UW Student's Fiancee Will be Let Out of Lease Last Updated: 3:21 PM 05/02/08 - A University of Wisconsin-Madison student who found his fiancee murdered in their apartment will be let out of his lease. Wisconsin Management Company owner Russ Endres had declined last week to say whether he would allow Jordan Gonnering to break his lease. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Advocates for Homeless Critical of Madison Crackdown Last Updated: 3:20 PM 05/02/08 - Police investigating a college student's killing in Madison have arrested dozens of transients in the neighborhood near the Capitol where the slaying happened. The city also is confronting problems at a nearby park whether the homeless congregate. (Full Story)

Slaying Forces Madison to Ask: Is City Too Nice to Homeless? Last Updated: 3:20 PM 05/02/08 - The slaying of a college student in a downtown neighborhood frequented by beggars has forced Madison to ask the difficult question of whether it's been too nice to the homeless. The killing of University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermann last week has started something of a backlash against the homeless. (Full Story)

Police: Zimmermann's Killer Broke Through Door to Get Into Her Apartment Last Updated: 3:19 PM 05/02/08 - Madison police say the person who killed UW-Madison student and Marshfield native Brittany Zimmermann broke through a door to get into her apartment. They say that kind of information typically withheld from the public, but they opted to release it to warn neighborhood residents to take extra safety precautions. (Full Story)

Scholarship Fund Set Up for Murdered UW Student From Marshfield Last Updated: 3:18 PM 05/02/08 - The family of Marshfield native Brittany Zimmermann says the 21-year-old wanted everyone to have the chance to get a college education, even if they couldn't afford it. That's why they're starting a scholarship fund in her memory. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Family, Friends of Murdered UW Student Pay Final Respects Last Updated: 3:18 PM 05/02/08 - More than 400 friends and family of the UW-Madison student found murdered in her apartment last week say they're still in shock after attending her funeral Monday. Services were held for Brittany Sue Zimmermann at St. Andrew's Catholic Church in Rozellville. (Full Story)

Gatherings Being Held for Slain UW-Madison Student Last Updated: 3:09 PM 05/02/08 - More than 200 people gathered yesterday in Madison for a moment of silence to remember a University of Wisconsin student slain last week, and a memorial vigil is planned at the school tonight for the same purpose. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: College Vigil Planned in Memory of Murdered Marshfield Native Last Updated: 3:08 PM 05/02/08 - A campus vigil is planned Sunday in memory of a University of Wisconsin-Madison student killed by an unknown assailant. (Full Story)

NEW INFO: Police Focus on Homeless in Investigation of Marshfield Native's Death Last Updated: 3:07 PM 05/02/08 - The neighborhood where Brittany Zimmermann was found dead was frequented by transients. (Full Story)

Remembering Brittany Zimmermann Last Updated: 3:06 PM 05/02/08 - Everyone who knew Brittany Zimmermann is mourning her loss tonight and that includes many of the people she touched in her hometown of Marshfield. (Full Story)

Death of Marshfield Woman Offically Considered Homicide Last Updated: 3:04 PM 05/02/08 - An autopsy confirms a University of Wisconsin-Madison student found dead in her home is a homicide victim. Dane County Coroner John Stanley says 21-year-old Brittany Zimmermann's death was caused by a series of traumatic injuries. (Full Story)

Marshfield Woman Found Dead in Downtown Madison Last Updated: 3:02 PM 05/02/08 - A 21-year-old Marshfield woman has been found dead in downtown Madison. WMTV-TV in Madison reports Brittany Sue Zimmermann, a pre-med student at UW-Madison, was found Wednesday afternoon at a home on West Doty Street. (Full Story)