Eva Holman, 79, was murdered in Milwaukee on January 21, 1988, during a winter spate of home-invasion killings that targeted elderly residents. Her house had been burglarized; investigators found it in disarray and noted money and jewelry missing. Court records describe her injuries as similar to those suffered by nearby victims Ruth Bresnahan and Lillian Buchta.

The killings were linked to a broader pattern of burglaries and assaults beginning in December 1987. Earlier incidents included an attack on Karl Hoese during a December 14 burglary and a January 2 encounter in which Robert McGuff said a man threatened him with a pocket knife. Bresnahan was killed January 4 by asphyxia from crushing neck injuries; DNA later connected blood at her scene to Robert J. Wirth. Louis and Lillian Buchta were killed January 11, and Holman was killed ten days later, each scene showing ransacking and theft.

Robert J. Wirth was arrested and tried on multiple burglary and murder counts. Prosecutors tied him to Bresnahan by DNA and linked him to the Buchta and Holman crimes with sightings and the overall pattern; he was convicted and sentenced in 1991. Anyone with information about Eva Holman or the events surrounding her murder is asked to come forward.