Human remains found at salvage yard
Posted November 9, 2005
Human remains have been found at a salvage yard where investigators have been searching for a missing Calumet County woman.
Authorities are not certain if the remains are those of Teresa Halbach, 25, Calumet County Sheriff Jerry Pagel said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
Earlier in the day, Steven Avery, whose family owns the salvage yard, was arrested on a weapons charge.
Averys attorney, Walt Kelly, told The Associated Press he did not think the weapon was related to the disappearance of Teresa Halbach, 25, whose sport utility vehicle was found Saturday at the salvage yard near Mishicot.
A criminal complaint filed in Manitowoc County accuses him of possession of a firearm by a felon.
Avery, 43, Mishicot, spent 18 years in prison on a sexual assault charge. He was released in 2003 after DNA evidence exonerated him.
The complaint, filed by a state Division of Criminal Investigation agent, stems from a search of Averys home Sunday at 12932 Avery Road, Two Rivers, according to Jeffrey Froehlich, an assistant district attorney for Calumet County.
The complaint said officers searching Averys home found a .22-caliber semiautomatic rifle and a .50-caliber blackpowder muzzleloader.
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