TOWN OF MAZOMANIE, Wis. (WKOW) — Investigators in Dane County believe a 23-year-old broke into a home in the Town of Mazomanie and later killed the 70-year-old man who owned the property.

The victim has been identified by the Dane County Medical Examiner's Office as Thomas B. Muckler.

Investigators believe Muckler left Madison around 10 a.m. last Thursday to go to his home on the 9800 block of Dunlap Hollow Road. It was around that time where he encountered the 23-year-old suspect who took Muckler's life.

Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said during a Tuesday press conference that investigators aren't sure how much time the suspect spent in the home before the crime.

"When the 70-year-old man did not attend a dinner with his family back in Madison, they became suspicious, and they re

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