This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
UW Sterling Hall bombing linked to four Madison youths
In 1970 a bomb shattered Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Four men linked to the attack faced charges. Karleton Armstrong and brothers Dwight and David Fine were captured, while Leo Burt remained at large. The case spanned years with arrests in Canada and the United States and ended with multiple convictions for state and federal offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
UPI
Robert Fassnacht
University of Wisconsin
Fassnacht
California
David Schuster
South Africa
UW Physics Department
Sterling Hall
Dane County Sheriff's
Robert L. Schaefer
Harry L. Nye
Schuster
Paul Quinn
Norbert A. Sutter
University Hospital
US 12
Sauk County
Robert Frank
Dane County
Donald Armstrong
Karleton Armstrong
Dwight
David S. Fine
Leo F. Burt
Armstrong
Fine
Burt
Armstrongs
Devil's Lake State Park
Badger Army
Baraboo
FBI
New York
Canada
No. 1
Marien Wenn
U.S
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Karleton Lewis Armstrong
Toronto
James Doyle
William Lewes
San Rafael
Calif
Lewes
David Sylvan Fine
Manuel
David
James Bowen
Paul Soglin
George McGovern
D-S.d
Dwight Armstrong
Steven Coger
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Gary Mitchell
Mitchell
Doreen Nixon
Vietnam
Richard Nixon