Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls ages 12 and 13 were found shot to death at a home in New Lisbon on Dec. 30.

Investigators announced Thursday that Virgil Thew was taken into custody and charged with three homicide counts after a weeks-long manhunt

Elizabeth Kolba, 33, and two girls ages 12 and 13 were found shot to death at a house in New Lisbon on Dec. 30. The suspect knew the victims, according to a criminal complaint. Area law enforcement had been searching for the suspect since the killings with the help of the FBI and federal marshals.

A Wisconsin man accused of a triple homicide in New Lisbon has been apprehended, authorities announced Thursday. Virgil Thew was arrested within 30 minutes after someone reported a suspicious individual in Elroy,

Federal authorities have joined the manhunt in Wisconsin for 47-year-old Virgil Thew, who is the prime suspect in the killing of a woman and two girls in New Lisbon.

A woman and two girls were found shot to death Dec. 30 in a New Lisbon. Police are searching for Virgil Thew, who has been charged with their deaths.

The Wisconsin man wanted in a triple murder of a woman and two young girls, who has been on the run for more than a week, has been arrested after a statewide manhunt.

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.