WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE -
Oconomowoc investigators get their first and only break in in the murder of Kimberly Smith. Smith was found dead on October 1st. Tuesday morning, a Waukesha County judge issued an arrest warrant for a California man, Justin Welch.
Police collected evidence from an Oconomowoc home on the morning of October 1st. Last Friday, a DNA analysis of several items matched the DNA of 26-year-old Justin Welch.
Welch is now the focus of a nationwide manhunt. The Waukesha County arrest warrant is for first degree intentional homicide. He's suspected of killing Kim Smith. Welch is wanted in California on a felony, no-bail warrant for a parole violation.
Police are now trying to determine the connection between Welch and Wisconsin. They suspect Welch and Smith may have connected on the internet.
If you have any information about where authorities might fight Welch, you're urged to call the Oconomowoc Police at 262-567-4401 or the Waukesha Co. Sheriff's Dept. at 262-446-5070.
Police collected evidence from an Oconomowoc home on the morning of October 1st. Last Friday, a DNA analysis of several items matched the DNA of 26-year-old Justin Welch.
Welch is now the focus of a nationwide manhunt. The Waukesha County arrest warrant is for first degree intentional homicide. He's suspected of killing Kim Smith. Welch is wanted in California on a felony, no-bail warrant for a parole violation.
Police are now trying to determine the connection between Welch and Wisconsin. They suspect Welch and Smith may have connected on the internet.
If you have any information about where authorities might fight Welch, you're urged to call the Oconomowoc Police at 262-567-4401 or the Waukesha Co. Sheriff's Dept. at 262-446-5070.
