Vicki Wegerle was 28 when she was killed at her Wichita, Kansas home on September 16, 1986. She was strangled to death there; the case left a husband and two young children behind and remained unsolved for many years. Early suspicion fell on her husband, Bill Wegerle, who endured prolonged scrutiny during the investigation.

Investigators later linked the crime to Dennis Rader, who gained entry to her home by posing as a telephone repairman, overpowered and tied her, and took photographs of her after killing her. Rader ultimately confessed and pleaded guilty to multiple murders, including Wegerle’s. Her family’s long period of uncertainty ended when those confessions were made.