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Suspect arrested in Elroy for triple murder, including two children, after a search lasted over a week
Murder suspect Virgil Thew of New Lisbon was captured in Elroy, Wis., on Thursday.
New Lisbon police searched for Thew in connection with a triple-murder of a 33-year-old woman and two girls aged 12 and 13.
The victims were found shot to death on Dec. 30 at a New Lisbon residence. Police said Thew knew the victims.
The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that Thew was seen in Elroy late Thursday morning. He was arrested within a half-hour.
Elizabeth Kolba and the two girls were found shot to death inside the New Lisbon home.
Thew could make a court appearance on Friday.