Vance Reed has been charged with two counts of 1st degree intentional homicide after Harry Brown Bear and his wife Lorraine, were found dead in their Oneida home on September 14.
Police were called for a welfare check to the couple’s residence and, according to the criminal complaint, found the couple dead with multiple stab wounds.
“Upon entering the residence to check on both of the victims, they were found to be deceased,” said Melinda Tempelis, Outagamie County Deputy District Attorney. “It was an incredibly gruesome, bloody scene. It was an extremely violent scene.”
Investigators say Reed had been drinking with the couple beginning in the early afternoon. Afternoon turned to the next day’s early morning hours when Reed and Harry Brown Bear got into a fight. Reed told investigators he then grabbed a knife and cut his throat. Lorraine Brown Bear then came out of a bedroom when Reed stabbed her multiple times.
Reed was arrested on Friday, October 14 after DNA tests linked him to evidence from the scene.
Reed is being held on $1 million bond in the Outagamie County jail.
“I believe the defendant is a significant danger to the public and flight risk,” said Brian Figy, Outagamie County Court Commissioner after setting Reed’s bail.
Reed is scheduled to make his next court appearance Thursday, October 20.
