MADISON -- The family of Brittany Zimmermann, a UW Madison student who was killed in her apartment on Doty Street in 2008 says a DNA match has been made in the case.
Brittany Zimmermann
21-year-old Zimmermann was stabbed to death in her in April 2008.
In a statement issued on February 16th, 2016, Zimmermann's parents said they are choosing not to release the person's name because the Dane County district attorney is not ready to file charges:
The family reported the person whom they believe is responsible for the murder has been free for nearly eight years. They believe this person may have spoken to others who have been in prison about the murder.
Madison Police Chief Mike Koval released a statement Tuesday afternoon. He said he cannot comment on this investigation because it is still being treated as an open case:
Zimmermann called 911 from her cell phone, but the call was cut off. The dispatcher did not call her back. The phone call prompted a policy change at the Dane County 911 center.
With this new development in the case, Zimmermann's family is asking that anyone with information on her death come forward.
There is a $40,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
