MAUSTON Wis. – A New Lisbon man accused of murdering his girlfriend and two teen-age girls is, so to speak, having the book thrown at him — as if that were meaningful considering that he already faces three homicide charges. The new charges against 47-year-old Virgil Thew:
> Hiding a corpse.
> Possessing of a firearm as a felon.
Thew was toldformally of the charges in a preliminary hearing in Juneau County Court. After the court appearance was taken back to jail in shackles. He’s held in lieu of $5 million bail. His next court date was set for May.
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