For decades, police said Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac died via suicide by masturbation. But her family always believed there was more to Rowena’s death than met the eye.

Dec 15, 2025 · Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac went out with some friends for a few drinks at the Stag Club in Flatonia on the night of Sept. 19, 1984. The next day she was found dead in her …

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Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac’s death in 1984 was ruled a suicide. But her sister always believed there was more to Rowena’s death than met the eye.

In 1984, 20-year-old Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac was found dead in her apartment above a saddle shop in Flatonia, Texas. Within hours, authorities ruled her death an accident — a conclusion …

Dec 8, 2025 · For decades, police said Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac died via suicide by masturbation. But her family always believed there was more to Rowena’s death than met the …

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Dec 22, 2025 · Central to the investigation is the persistent advocacy of Zapalac’s sister, Joleta Wilkinson, who pushed for reclassification after discovering that critical forensic evidence, …

Dec 8, 2025 · Eight months ago, a message in a case-ideas pile at Crime Junkies snagged her attention: Jolita's sister Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac had died in Flatonia, Texas, in the mid …

Dec 8, 2025 · For decades, police said Rowena Wilkinson Zapalac died via suicide by masturbation. But her family always believed there was more to Rowena’s death than met the …