The streets of downtown Madison near Doty street haven’t been the same since the murder of Brittany Zimmermann just one month ago. What’s missing is the sense of security residents once had in their neighborhood.
Abby Riese lives on West Doty, several houses down from where Zimmermann was found dead in her home and is still nervous about the fact her killer is still on the loose. Since the murder she and her friends only travel alone if they have to during the day.
“And now after this I don’t feel safe here anymore,” says Riese. “I promised my dad that I wouldn’t walk alone at night and I haven’t so there’s a lot of times where I just don’t do things I would normally do.”