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November 10, 2005
Burned Human Remains, Blood Found on Avery Property
In his most revealing news conference yet since the disappearance of Teresa Halbach, Calumet County Sheriff Jerry Pagel said this is now a homicide investigation.
His voice shaking, Sheriff Pagel said it appears someone tried to dispose of a human body by burning it. Investigators found a bone determined to be an adult female's and human teeth near the Avery family residences and where Steven Avery was living.
He said significant amounts of blood were found in Halbach's sport utility vehicle and in buildings on the Avery family property.
The sheriff said a key to Halbach's SUV was found in Steven Avery's bedroom. Special prosecutor Ken Kratz said investigators confirmed the key started the ignition. An affidavit filed in Calumet County court Thursday morning said it appeared someone tried to conceal the SUV because tree branches covered it and auto parts surrounded it.
Kratz did not name Avery as the prime suspect in the murder, however. He said the investigation has not been narrowed to a particular suspect.
"Out of respect to the Halbach family, we want to wait until the crime lab determines" whether the remains are Teresa Halbach, Sheriff Pagel added.
"Evidence is still being collected as we speak," he said.
Teresa Halbach was last seen Monday, October 31, while photographing vehicles for an auto-selling publication. Her last known stop was Avery Auto Salvage, where Steven Avery said she took some photos of a van he was selling then left, as she had many times before.
Avery was arrested Wednesday on a charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm after a rifle and muzzle-loader were found in the bedroom of a trailer, along with magazines addressed to Steven Avery that indicated he was staying there. Avery was convicted of a felony in the 1980s not related to his wrongful conviction for a rape and attempted murder in 1985.
Seven other members of his family were ordered to submit DNA, fingerprints and palm prints to compare to evidence collected during the search.
http://www.wbay.com/Global/story.asp?S=4101947
Posted by Nealus at November 10, 2005 03:34 PM
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