Pamela Reinwand was 19 when she died from a single gunshot wound to the head on May 13, 1984, in the Plover, Wisconsin home she shared with her husband, Joseph Bruce Reinwand. The couple had an infant daughter about six months old. Joseph told investigators Pamela shot herself after an argument following an evening at a bar, and the Portage County coroner initially ruled the death a suicide.

People who knew Pamela questioned that ruling even in 1984; a cousin said Pamela was excited about being a new mother, and another witness later recalled seeing packed bags at the home after Pamela’s funeral, suggesting she may have intended to leave. The case was reopened decades later after the 2008 shooting death of Dale Meister prompted investigators to reexamine Joseph’s past and statements Meister had made claiming Joseph had admitted past killings and could make a death look like suicide. Forensic testing, reexamination of the shooting scene, and testimony about Joseph’s statements were presented at trial.

A Portage County jury in February 2016 found Joseph Reinwand guilty of first-degree murder in Pamela’s death; he was sentenced in April 2016 to life imprisonment. Does anyone have additional information about Pamela’s life in Plover or her final days that could shed light on what happened?