NEW LISBON, Wis. – Five days into a manhunt for Virgil Thew, who’s wanted for a triple homicide, police believe he has fled this western Wisconsin area. The local search has been extensive but unsuccessful. Ground teams and drones have covered the 800-square ile Juneau County, where New Lisbon is located and where Thew had family. There were two early sightings:
> A caller reported Thew walking with his dog on private property carrying what looked to be a gun in a sleeping bag and yellow bags that appeared to have food inside.
> Trail camera footage in the township surrounding New Lisbon showed him in a wooded area, again walking his dog.
Police continued to invite any and all tips — and released a new photo in hope that someone would recognize and report him. They expanded their original physical description: He has a one-inch scar on his forehead. He is 5-foot-11, 160 pounds, wgh blue eyes brown hair.
Thew. Police have posted another photograph.