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Wilma Schwartz

Case from Antwerp, OH dated Mar 14, 2016

Victim Details

Wilma Schwartz

Female

White / Caucasian

Antwerp

OH

2016-03-14

44

Wilma

Schwartz

06/25/2026

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Wilma Schwartz, a 44-year-old woman from Fort Wayne, Indiana, was tragically found dead on March 14, 2016, in Antwerp, Ohio. She was originally from the Amish community and had a son named Benjamin with her boyfriend, Daniel Zerbe. Wilma was reported missing by a neighbor on March 9, 2016, and her body was discovered by construction workers in a yard in Antwerp.

The investigation revealed that Wilma had been killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, and the bullet traveled through her ...
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  • Obituary for Wilma A. Schwartz at Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home
  • 21Alive: POLICE: Missing Fort Wayne woman died of a gunshot to the head
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    I've been thinking a lot about the role of surveillance footage in Wilma Schwartz's case. It's chill... ...Read More
    10/29/2024
    Did anyone else notice how crucial the surveillance footage was in linking Daniel Zerbe to Wilma's m... ...Read More
    06/01/2024
    I can't stop thinking about the role that Daniel Zerbe's criminal past might have played in Wilma's ... ...Read More
    03/03/2024
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