The body of Christine Hemphill, 21, of South Milwaukee was found Sept. 8 among rubbish at A-1 Recycling, 2101 W. Morgan Ave. Hemphill was last seen alive Sept. 6 while leaving her job at Judy's Restaurant on South 27th Street in Oak Creek. Police said she was strangled. The autopsy report remained sealed at police request.
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)Milwaukee police have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of killing a woman he didn't know before seeing her on a bus this month, an official said Tuesday.
The body of Christine Hemphill, 21, of South Milwaukee was found Sept. 8 among rubbish at A-1 Recycling, 2101 W. Morgan Ave. Hemphill was last seen alive Sept. 6 while leaving her job at Judy's Restaurant on South 27th Street in Oak Creek. Police said she was strangled. The autopsy report remained sealed at police request.
Police identified the suspect as Timothy Joseph Berthold. He was arrested on suspicion of first-degree intentional homicide, arrest records say. Deputy Chief Brian O'Keefe said the killing might have occurred in Cudahy, where online court records show Berthold most recently lived.