Madison police detectives continue to pursue leads in two recent unsolved murder cases, police spokesman Joel DeSpain said today, but are still uncertain whether the cases are linked in any way.
“We have two investigations ongoing and a lot of resources devoted to each,” DeSpain said. While officers probing the murder of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann are sharing information with those investigating the murder of Joel Marino, there is nothing to indicate their murders are connected.
“Until we get some forensic evidence or find some suspect or suspects,” DeSpain said, such a link cannot be established.
“Certainly, there are similarities” between the two killings, he said.