Car with Minn. plates burns in Wisconsin; female dead

Published 6:43 am Sunday, September 23, 2012

TOWN OF RIDGEVILLE, Wis. — Authorities in west-central Wisconsin say a female’s body has been found in a burned-out car that had Minnesota license plates.

The Monroe County sheriff’s department said Friday that investigators are still trying to determine her name and cause of death.

A passer-by reported the burning car Tuesday morning in the Town of Ridgeville. The female who was found dead inside was not the registered owner of the 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix.

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Investigators say they’re following up on possible leads that aren’t limited to just Monroe County.