Ashley Flowers

Unfortunately, if George's murder was a mob hit, the investigation probably wouldn't get much further. The mob notoriously has a code of silence which bars them from cooperating with authorities. And it scares off anyone on the outside who might want to offer a tip. I mean, even George's family is wary of going down this road.

That left detectives with two investigative options. One, somehow track down a professional hitman from just a police sketch. Or two, get someone from the mob to come forward. Neither possibility felt very promising. So things were quiet for about seven years. But in February of 1993, the Vilas County Sheriff's Office got a call from a police officer in Cicero.

That left detectives with two investigative options. One, somehow track down a professional hitman from just a police sketch. Or two, get someone from the mob to come forward. Neither possibility felt very promising. So things were quiet for about seven years. But in February of 1993, the Vilas County Sheriff's Office got a call from a police officer in Cicero.

That left detectives with two investigative options. One, somehow track down a professional hitman from just a police sketch. Or two, get someone from the mob to come forward. Neither possibility felt very promising. So things were quiet for about seven years. But in February of 1993, the Vilas County Sheriff's Office got a call from a police officer in Cicero.

He had just arrested Linda Jarris in a motel room that she had booked under a fake name. In the years after George's death, Linda went on to have a number of legal troubles. Here's Lenore.

He had just arrested Linda Jarris in a motel room that she had booked under a fake name. In the years after George's death, Linda went on to have a number of legal troubles. Here's Lenore.

He had just arrested Linda Jarris in a motel room that she had booked under a fake name. In the years after George's death, Linda went on to have a number of legal troubles. Here's Lenore.

This time, Cicero PD had arrested Linda for credit card fraud and forged checks. The agency had reached out to Vilas County because when they collected Linda's belongings, they found a suspicious letter that she had written to a friend of hers named Bernard Soriano, or Bernie.

This time, Cicero PD had arrested Linda for credit card fraud and forged checks. The agency had reached out to Vilas County because when they collected Linda's belongings, they found a suspicious letter that she had written to a friend of hers named Bernard Soriano, or Bernie.

This time, Cicero PD had arrested Linda for credit card fraud and forged checks. The agency had reached out to Vilas County because when they collected Linda's belongings, they found a suspicious letter that she had written to a friend of hers named Bernard Soriano, or Bernie.

It seemed like Linda had written to Bernie as some sort of extortion attempt, a threat to tell police that Bernie had killed someone if he didn't send her the money she asked for. A Vilas County detective drove down to Cicero the very next day to ask Linda some more questions about this Bernie guy. Now, Linda told them she had met Bernie while gambling at a racetrack in 1990.

It seemed like Linda had written to Bernie as some sort of extortion attempt, a threat to tell police that Bernie had killed someone if he didn't send her the money she asked for. A Vilas County detective drove down to Cicero the very next day to ask Linda some more questions about this Bernie guy. Now, Linda told them she had met Bernie while gambling at a racetrack in 1990.

It seemed like Linda had written to Bernie as some sort of extortion attempt, a threat to tell police that Bernie had killed someone if he didn't send her the money she asked for. A Vilas County detective drove down to Cicero the very next day to ask Linda some more questions about this Bernie guy. Now, Linda told them she had met Bernie while gambling at a racetrack in 1990.

This is four years after George's murder. She also said that Bernie owed her $112,000 from loans that she'd given him. So then what did she mean by writing that Bernie had something to do with killing someone? That's what they asked her.

This is four years after George's murder. She also said that Bernie owed her $112,000 from loans that she'd given him. So then what did she mean by writing that Bernie had something to do with killing someone? That's what they asked her.

This is four years after George's murder. She also said that Bernie owed her $112,000 from loans that she'd given him. So then what did she mean by writing that Bernie had something to do with killing someone? That's what they asked her.

At the time, detectives did track Bernie down, but it didn't go very far. Partly because he didn't match the police composite sketch from 1986, and partly because Linda claimed they met after George's murder, and they took her word for it. A woman who had just been arrested for fraud under a fake name. Bernie passed away in 2022, so unfortunately, there is no asking him about it now either.

At the time, detectives did track Bernie down, but it didn't go very far. Partly because he didn't match the police composite sketch from 1986, and partly because Linda claimed they met after George's murder, and they took her word for it. A woman who had just been arrested for fraud under a fake name. Bernie passed away in 2022, so unfortunately, there is no asking him about it now either.

At the time, detectives did track Bernie down, but it didn't go very far. Partly because he didn't match the police composite sketch from 1986, and partly because Linda claimed they met after George's murder, and they took her word for it. A woman who had just been arrested for fraud under a fake name. Bernie passed away in 2022, so unfortunately, there is no asking him about it now either.

While Cicero police had Linda in custody, they also questioned her about another man that she had lent money to, named Ronald Ghiotto. According to Linda, she had met Ronald at a Halloween party in 1987, the year after George's murder. And for some reason, she lent this guy over $200,000.