Manhunt underway after three bodies found in rural Wisconsin home
Manhunt underway after three bodies found in rural Wisconsin home
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Police say one of the children was picked up from Monroe County and last seen with Virgil Thew. Police have identified a person of interest in the murders of a Wisconsin woman and two girls less than 24 hours after they were reported missing. Virgil Thew, 47, from New Lisbon in Juneau County – about 150 miles northwest of Milwaukee – was named by authorities as a person of interest in connection to the suspected triple homicide on Monday.
Police released a headshot of Thew on Tuesday, who is not believed to be in custody. A manhunt is underway. On Sunday evening, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the search for a missing child, police said in an updated statement released on Tuesday.
Police say the minor was picked up from Monroe County and last seen with Thew. At about 7.40 a.m. on Monday, the New Lisbon Police Department began to investigate the whereabouts of the juvenile, before later in the day being made aware of a second missing child.
Later that afternoon at approximately 4.29 p.m., the Juneau County Communications Center received a call regarding three individuals found dead inside a property. Upon arrival, authorities learned that the deceased included two children and one adult were in the residence on 300 block of West Bridge Street in New Lisbon.
