GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ) – The 1998 case of a missing University of Wisconsin-Green Bay student got national attention Friday.
The Amber Wilde case was featured on the TV show “Crime Watch Daily” on NBC26.
Green Bay Police Commander Jim Runge says keeping these cases like this one in the limelight, can help bring about new evidence.
“There’s always a hope with something like this, and it has happened, that it will jog somebody’s memory, somebody who’s not aware of the case…develop new tips, new leads.”
Runge says many of these cold cases are solved with new forensic technology.
“Probably 10 years ago, there was a homicide that was closed out of Green Bay 1 that was probably 30 years old, simply because of advances in DNA testing techniques.”
He says with publicity like this, they get new tips and fresh information to help solve the crime.
If you have any information on the Amber Wilde case, call the Green Bay Police Department at 920-448-3200 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers, 920-432-STOP (7867) or www.432stop.com
