The mysterious death of 22-year-old graduate student Eliotte Heinz has cast a dark shadow over La Crosse, Wisconsin, a city haunted by a troubling history of similar tragedies spanning nearly three decades.
Heinz vanished early Sunday morning after a night of drinking with friends. Surveillance footage captured her walking alone near the Mississippi River waterfront at 3:22 a.m., dressed in a white T-shirt and denim shorts, seemingly holding a cellphone.
Her body was found four days later, more than 10 miles downstream near Brownsville, Minnesota, by a fisherman. She was floating face down in the water, her body wrapped in duckweed.
La Crosse Police have stated their inquiry is still active as they await autopsy results. The cause of death…
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