Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 12/18/2006
- Missing From:
- Missing From Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 03/04/1983 (41)
- Age:
- Age 23 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’3, 140 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description Possibly a black coat and size 8.5 shoes. Possibly carrying a black suitcase.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Fischer may wear eyeglasses.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On December 18, 2006, a young woman named Fischer disappeared after a fight with her boyfriend, Michael Burroughs, in his apartment in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Fischer had no job, car, driver’s license, or permanent home; she lived a transient life. Her parents reported her missing on December 28th because she hadn’t contacted them for Christmas – unusual for her. They described her as naive and easily influenced.
Burroughs initially said Fischer left after their argument. However, in October 2010, he confessed to killing her. He claimed she stole drugs from him, and he strangled her. He hid her body in his apartment for days before disposing of it.
Although police suspected foul play from the start, they didn’t suspect Burroughs until his confession. He was charged with murder but initially declared unfit to stand trial due to mental illness. After treatment, he pleaded guilty and received a 31-year prison sentence. Fischer’s disappearance was completely out of character, and her two young children were in foster care at the time.
- Agency:
- Prairie du Chien Police Department
- Source Links:
This person was missing Missing Since 12/18/2006