TOWN OF CLAYTON, WI (WTAQ)- Winnebago County Sheriff Detectives have confirmed the identities of the two victims of a fatal fire last week.
27-year-old Ashley Mielke of Appleton and 36-year-old Jeremy Wallenfang have been identified as the deceased. Sheriff officials say Wallenfang lived in the home that was destroyed.
Captain of Detectives David Mack says his crew is still working on the why and the what portion of the investigation.
“Whenever we are dealing with an investigation where a good chunk of our physical evidence is destroyed such as this, that adds a whole set of problems that we need to deal with.”
Mack says the victim’s remains are significantly degraded, so they are relying on interviews, physical evidence, and technology to answer the other questions.
“We need to understand why it occurred, how it occurred, but first we need to understand what occurred.
The fire happened last week at a residence on the 3000 block of Breezewood Lane.
Investigators say Wallenfang lived at the residence.
When they arrived on the scene, police were told that gunshots were fired in the house.
That remains under investigation.
