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Only mom is in the basement and not the attic.
This was in the paper this morning. Apparently the shootout happened yesterday (Saturday). Here's the link to the story:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5365878.html
And this is the story:
Body of Wisconsin woman is found in freezer
Associated Press, Star Tribune
April 24, 2005 FREEZER0424
Authorities investigating the home of a western Wisconsin man suspected of shooting his neighbor made a grim discovery when they found the body of a woman in his freezer. She might have been there for as long as two years.
Philip Schuth, 52, was charged early Saturday morning with three counts of attempted homicide, reckless endangerment, concealing a corpse and theft by fraud, an official at the La Crosse County jail said. The arrest followed a 15-hour standoff with more than 30 police officers just outside the city of La Crosse, in Campbell Township.
Schuth surrendered to authorities at 7:24 a.m. Saturday. At some point during the standoff, which lasted through the night, he told authorities that his mother's body was in his freezer, La Crosse County Sheriff Mike Weissenberger said.
Police then inspected a basement freezer, chipped away ice and eventually discovered a body. Preliminary results from the Wisconsin State Crime Lab indicate that the body may have been in the freezer up to two years, La Crosse police said.
Police suspect that Schuth may have been collecting his mother's Social Security benefits during that time.
An autopsy was being performed, Weissenberger said, and it may be a week before the woman's identity is confirmed.
The incident began on Friday afternoon when a 10-year-old boy told his parents that Schuth had struck him in the head and taken his bicycle as he rode near the man's home.
The boy and his parents went to confront Schuth. That's when Schuth pulled out a small-caliber handgun and fired, police said.
The boy's father, Randy Russell Jr., 32, was hit in the shoulder twice and grazed in the cheek by another bullet, police said. No one else was injured.
The Russells fled Schuth's property and ran to the home of Patty and Dan Crawford two blocks away. The father arrived at their front door "with blood dropping off his fingers," said Patty Crawford, 48.
She put bandages around Russell's shoulder to stop the bleeding and called 911. "There was a lot of blood," she said.
Russell was treated at a hospital and released Friday evening.
When authorities arrived, Schuth took refuge in his two-story house, listed in La Crosse County land records as owned by Edith M. Schuth. Law enforcement officials from several local agencies surrounded the house and stayed there through the night.
Police spent 50 minutes of each hour on the phone with Schuth before the situation ended peacefully, Weissenberger said.
Saturday night, Patty Crawford said she was less alarmed by the shooting than by the discovery of a woman's body in Schuth's home. She said she had never seen a woman enter or leave the house in the 12 years that she and her husband have lived in Campbell Township.
Occasionally the Crawfords would spot Schuth working in his yard when they passed by his home during walks. He never said hello or even looked in their direction, Crawford said. "I never had a reason to think about him," she said. "Until now."
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Chris Serres is at cserres@startribune.com.
This was in the paper this morning. Apparently the shootout happened yesterday (Saturday). Here's the link to the story:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5365878.html
And this is the story:
Body of Wisconsin woman is found in freezer
Associated Press, Star Tribune
April 24, 2005 FREEZER0424
Authorities investigating the home of a western Wisconsin man suspected of shooting his neighbor made a grim discovery when they found the body of a woman in his freezer. She might have been there for as long as two years.
Philip Schuth, 52, was charged early Saturday morning with three counts of attempted homicide, reckless endangerment, concealing a corpse and theft by fraud, an official at the La Crosse County jail said. The arrest followed a 15-hour standoff with more than 30 police officers just outside the city of La Crosse, in Campbell Township.
Schuth surrendered to authorities at 7:24 a.m. Saturday. At some point during the standoff, which lasted through the night, he told authorities that his mother's body was in his freezer, La Crosse County Sheriff Mike Weissenberger said.
Police then inspected a basement freezer, chipped away ice and eventually discovered a body. Preliminary results from the Wisconsin State Crime Lab indicate that the body may have been in the freezer up to two years, La Crosse police said.
Police suspect that Schuth may have been collecting his mother's Social Security benefits during that time.
An autopsy was being performed, Weissenberger said, and it may be a week before the woman's identity is confirmed.
The incident began on Friday afternoon when a 10-year-old boy told his parents that Schuth had struck him in the head and taken his bicycle as he rode near the man's home.
The boy and his parents went to confront Schuth. That's when Schuth pulled out a small-caliber handgun and fired, police said.
The boy's father, Randy Russell Jr., 32, was hit in the shoulder twice and grazed in the cheek by another bullet, police said. No one else was injured.
The Russells fled Schuth's property and ran to the home of Patty and Dan Crawford two blocks away. The father arrived at their front door "with blood dropping off his fingers," said Patty Crawford, 48.
She put bandages around Russell's shoulder to stop the bleeding and called 911. "There was a lot of blood," she said.
Russell was treated at a hospital and released Friday evening.
When authorities arrived, Schuth took refuge in his two-story house, listed in La Crosse County land records as owned by Edith M. Schuth. Law enforcement officials from several local agencies surrounded the house and stayed there through the night.
Police spent 50 minutes of each hour on the phone with Schuth before the situation ended peacefully, Weissenberger said.
Saturday night, Patty Crawford said she was less alarmed by the shooting than by the discovery of a woman's body in Schuth's home. She said she had never seen a woman enter or leave the house in the 12 years that she and her husband have lived in Campbell Township.
Occasionally the Crawfords would spot Schuth working in his yard when they passed by his home during walks. He never said hello or even looked in their direction, Crawford said. "I never had a reason to think about him," she said. "Until now."
The Associated Press contributed to this report. Chris Serres is at cserres@startribune.com.
