Evansville man convicted of mutilating, hiding corpse

A southern Wisconsin man will spend 28 years in prison for burning the body of an 18-year-old woman who answered his Internet ad for sex. Nathan Middleton, 30, of Evansville received a maximum sentence Wednesday. That’s after he pleaded guilty in March to two...

Not guilty pleas entered for Middleton

Nathan Middleton, the man who investigators say admitted to burning the corpse of a young Fitchburg woman in a backyard fire pit, had pleas of not guilty on three felony charges entered for him by a judge Tuesday in Rock County Court. The Wisconsin State Journal...

Man accused of jail escape plot needs new lawyer

A Rock County man accused of dismembering a burning a corpse in his fire pit, and then plotting an escape from the Rock County Jail, is going to need a new lawyer. 29-year-old Nathan Middleton’s attorney resigned from his case after unknowingly becoming a part...

Suspect charged with plotting escape

A man accused of burning a woman’s body is his backyard fire pit is arrested for plotting to escape from the Rock County Jail. Nathan Middleton is in jail on a $100,000 cash bond on two felony charges of hiding and mutilating a corpse. The 29-year-old Middleton...

Charges filed in Aprina Paul death

A “person of interest” in a Rock County homicide investigation has been arrested on charges stemming from the investigation into the disappearance of 18-year-old Aprina Paul of Fitchburg. Nathan Middleton faces several charges including hiding a corpse,...

Documents shed light on woman’s death

A search warrant affidavit obtained by a Madison television station indicates that a Rock County man who is a possible suspect in the death of a young Fitchburg woman reportedly met her when she answered his Internet ad for sex. The document obtained by WISC-TV said...

Investigation continues after bone fragments found

The Rock County sheriff is confident bone fragments found in a fire pit outside of a home in Evansville over the weekend are those of a missing Fitchburg teen, although it may be difficult to confirm that beyond a doubt. Sheriff Robert Spoden says they are currently...