Investigators have identified the body found in a field in the Village of Bellevue Saturday afternoon.
The Brown Co. Sheriff's Department has also made an arrest tonight regarding the ongoing homicide investigation.
According to Brown Co. Sheriff Captain David Konrath, the body has been identified as 31-year-old Nicole Vanderheyden, of Ledgeview.
Konrath also says they've arrested a 34-year-old man investigators say is Vanderheyden's boyfriend. The suspect is facing formal charges of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide.
At 7 p.m. Monday, police were called to a Ledgeview neighborhood--specifically along Berkley Road--where blood was discovered near the suspect's home.
Investigators will not say, specifically, where the blood was discovered, or whether it belongs to Vanderheyden at this time.
"We have to do some presumptive tests, obviously, before we can make any sort of conclusion," says Konrath.
Tonight, the neighborhood is blocked off by police, deputies, and crime scene investigators, and will likely remain an active crime scene for the next day or so, according to Capt. Konrath.
"The scene is preserved, and evidence is still being processed as we speak," says Konrath.
Meanwhile, Konrath says the suspect was located and arrested at his parents' house Monday evening. Konrath says they've spoken with him since Saturday's discovery of Vanderheyden's body, but add that tonight's discovery of blood near his residence makes him a "prime suspect."
According to Konrath, Vanderheyden and the suspect have one child together.
At this point, investigators don't have a motive for the alleged murder, but add they're not looking for a murder weapon.
ONGOING INVESTIGATION:
Tonight's crime scene in Ledgeview makes two crime scenes related to the discovery of Vanderheyden's body Saturday.
Investigators say Vanderheyden's injuries were substantial, but add they're not ready to reveal what led to her death just yet.
"We need a little more time to continually gather information, and evidence," says Konrath.
Now, Capt. Konrath says they'll be combing through the evidence, canvassing the neighborhood, and talking to as many people as possible throughout the coming days.
Those involved in the investigation include the Brown Co. Drug Task Force, Green Bay Police Department, Ashwaubenon Public Safety, WI Dept. of Criminal Investigation, the D.O.J. Crime Lab, and the fire departments of Bellevue and Ledgeview.
"All these people were [integral] in making this arrest, and preserving evidence," adds Konrath.
