“Finally, we had everybody on the same page,” says Hinterthuer.

The remains were discovered in the jurisdiction of Waukesha County.

But Waukesha County refused to open a homicide case.

And in a blow to the investigators, Biedrzycki resigned as medical examiner to take a fellowship at Harvard University. To the new medical examiner and

to District Attorney Paul Bucher, the evidence still was not strong enough.