RHINELANDER, WI (WTAQ) – A Fox Valley man is suspected of breaking into a northern Wisconsin house where one of the state’s most publicized murders of the year took place.
38-year-old Mark Spietz of Kaukauna was arrested for allegedly busting into a empty house near Rhinelander, and stealing numerous items which have since been recovered.
Spietz is free on a $5,000 bond after an Oneida County court hearing Monday.
The house is where 17-year-old Ashlee Martinson allegedly killed her mother and step-father in March and locked her three sisters in a bedroom before taking off with her boyfriend.
The property is currently in probate.
The case attracted national publicity because Martinson wrote an unrelated blog which had stories about mutilation and death.
Authorities say Spietz is not related to the girl’s family. He was booked on possible charges of burglary, theft, and identity theft. He’s due back in court November 9th.
Sheriff Grady Hartman says his officers are monitoring the house — and anyone caught there will be arrested for trespassing.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
