Virgil Thew, the man accused of killing his girlfriend, step daughter and her friend in Juneau County at the end of December, prompting a man hunt for him for 9 […]

MAUSTON, Wis. (WKOW) — Triple homicide suspect Virgil Thew is being held on a $5 million cash bond. The judge set the bond during Thew's first court appearance at the Juneau County Justice Center on Friday. Thew, 47, is accused of killing his live-in girlfriend and two girls in his care in New Lisbon.

MAUSTON – A Juneau County judge has set a $5 million cash bail for a man charged with killing 33-year-old Elizabeth Kolba and two girls, ages 12 and 13. Virgil G. Thew, 47, of New Lisbon, faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide that were filed Jan. 3. Juneau County Circuit Court Judge Stacey Smith set Thew's bond Friday afternoon.

The video on Virgil Thew is from Dec. 31, 2024. ELROY, Wis. (WFRV) – Authorities in Wisconsin have confirmed the arrest of Virgil Thew, who is accused of killing a woman and her two children. According to the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office,

Virgil Thew is charged with three counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the death of Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls, ages 12 and 13.

A tip regarding a suspicious person is what brought Juneau County authorities to find a man wanted for homicide in the deaths of three people in New Lisbon, police said Thursday. The Juneau County Sheriff’s Office reported on Thursday that officials took Virgil Thew into custody in the City of Elroy.

Law enforcement authorities in Wisconsin have arrested and charged a man they believe killed two juveniles and an adult in late December. The New Lisbon Police Department confirmed it had arrested 47-year-old Virgil Thew after an 11-day search.