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.

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.

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.

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 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,

The man wanted for homicide in the deaths of three people in New Lisbon is in custody, the Juneau County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. The agency said the public is not in danger at this time. Virgil Thew faces three charges of first-degree intentional homicide.