APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Appleton police need your help getting information on a vehicle they say may be connected to the murder of Connie Boelter.
Authorities say a green, four-door 1996 Ford Taurus was seen in the area of Boelter’s Appleton home in the time leading up to her killing on November 15, 2006.
That car was issued a parking ticket in Menasha in the early morning hours, around the time of Boelter’s murder. It was parked on First Street, between Racine and Milwaukee streets. Police want to know why the vehicle was in the area and who the driver may have been visiting.
Two photos of a similar green Ford Taurus have been released (see above) and police would like to know more about when the vehicle was seen in the area and who was driving or riding in it.
Anyone with information is asked to call Sgt. Thao at (920) 832-5953. Anonymous tips may be sent by text message, beginning with the keyword APDTIPS, to 274637.
The 56-year-old Boelter was found dead inside her duplex from what investigators determined was the result of blunt-force trauma. Boelter failed to show up for work at Wolf River Community Bank in Hortonville.
Earlier this week, the Appleton Police Department issued a statement confirming a report identifying a person of interest in the case.
James K. Olson was the president of the bank at the time and worked with Boelter, who was a loan processor. Investigators found Olson had significant debt and appeared to violate bank practices and federal loan requirements.
On Sunday, Olson was put on administrative leave from the bank’s board of directors.
