There’s been an arrest in a 40-year-old cold case out of Tomah.
Officials from Monroe County, Vernon County and La Crosse County yesterday said they’ve finally arrested a suspect in the 1985 murder of a UW-La Crosse student. Terry Dolowy’s body was headless and burned when officials found it back in February of 1985, and her death went unsolved until earlier this year when investigators say they got a DNA match to a suspect still living in Tomah. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says deputies arrested 60-year-old Michael Popp in the crime. He was 21-years-old at the time, and worked as a truck driver. Investigators say they have more evidence than just the DNA link, but they’re not saying what they have. Popp is currently in jail, and being held on a million-dollars bond.
