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Realtor found Dead;Suspect Held

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Real Estate Agent with Citibrokers, LLC

 

 I'm not sure how to post this story I just ran accross but wanted to share this news story with you all....


Mar 20, 12:05 PM (ET)

JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) - A 71-year-old real estate agent was found dead inside a home she had been showing, and authorities said Thursday that the man she had met there was arrested.

Ann B. Nelson, of Cambridge, was found dead Tuesday night next to a smoldering mattress at the smoke-filled rural home in the town of Oakland, authorities said.

The man she had seen there was arrested after he was brought in for questioning Wednesday night, said Jefferson County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Lawrence Lee.

The man, James Hole of Brookfield, Ill., was being held on a tentative charge of first-degree intentional homicide, Sheriff Paul Milbrath said in a news release.

Investigators say an autopsy concluded Nelson died of smoke inhalation, but she also had head injuries. A weapon was recovered, Lee said, but he declined to be more specific.

Nelson's family contacted authorities after she didn't return home Tuesday evening. Deputies tracked her down to the vacant home in Jefferson County and noticed smoke coming from it when they arrived about 9:20 p.m.

Nelson had three sons, three daughters and 16 grandchildren and was active at church and in the community, said a son, Doug Nelson. "She was always willing to help. No task was ever too difficult," he said.

News of the incident prompted the Wisconsin Realtors Association to send a note to its members informing them that one of their fellow members was found dead at a vacant listing.

It urged them: "Please do not let your guard down - your safety is primary!"

Oakland is about 25 miles east of Madison. 

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080320/D8VH8NO01.html

Very very sad what is going on in our crazy world...

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Comments (9)

Karen Webster...Grand Rapids, MI Realtor
5 Star Real Estate, Grand Rapids MI - Grand Rapids, MI
OMG how sad.  What kind of whacko kills a 71-year-old lady realtor?
Mar 20, 2008 06:24 AM
Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL
Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL
Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices
This is terrible. How can you protect yourself from people when yu ware working with people. I guess I need to give my wife a small can of spray, so that she has it handy at all times.
Mar 20, 2008 06:24 AM
Courtney Cooper
Cooper Jacobs - Seattle, WA
206-850-8841
This is sad:(
Mar 20, 2008 06:28 AM
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Naoma Doriguzzi - Virginia Beach, VA

I really hate hearing about stories like this!  One more thing to worry about! 

Mar 20, 2008 06:38 AM
Carol Smith
Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC
This is terribly sad.  My condolences go to the Madison Board of Realtors for the loss of their associate, and to the family for the loss of their loved one.
Mar 20, 2008 06:38 AM
Chuck Christensen
Your Financial Coach - Bellingham, WA
That is very sad and scary...It only takes $65 and a clean record for a concealed pistol permit...not sure why every Realtor would invest in one...unless they can't. I was told by one Realtor.."Oh, we have a code to send help. just call another Realtor and...one click to take care of myself...or one, two, three calls to see if smoeone will pick up the phone...then call for help that may or may not arrive withing the next 3 or 4 hours...
Mar 20, 2008 06:41 AM
Susan Mangigian
RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA
Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches
Hi.  Thanks for posting this.  could you repost it to Realtor's Saftey Group.  http://activerain.com/groups/Athrinemtthews.  thanks.  This is very sad. 
Mar 20, 2008 06:44 AM
Brian Luce
HomeStarr Realty Inc. - New Hope, PA
Associate Broker

Very sad story indeed.

Sadly, it's not the first one of it's kind.  Protect yourselves and go out in pairs if possible.  Meeting buyers (that I'm guessing in this case was new buyer?) at a home is never a good idea.  Hopefully, posting this story will keep it fresh in everyone's mind.  Be careful out there. 

Mar 20, 2008 06:48 AM
Eugene Jones
Weichert Realtors - Somerville, NJ
This is horrible. You can never let your guard down.
Mar 20, 2008 06:53 AM