Joachim E. Dressler v. Gary R. McCaughtry

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.

James Madden was last seen alive during the early evening hours of June 26, 1990, in the town of Raymond, Wisconsin. Two days later his legs and torso were found in yellow plastic bags in a farmer’s field approximately 3 miles southwest of the site of his disappearance. Madden’s skull and arms were discovered 2 weeks later' — also enclosed in yellow plastic bags — approximately 3 miles northeast of the disappearance site. Tests revealed that Madden was the victim of a vicious attack: his genitalia and several other organs were cut from his body; his ankles,…