THOMAS J. HINZ
SHERIFF
300 EAST WALNUT
P.O. BOX 22003
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54305-2003
PHONE (920) 448-4200 FAX (920) 448-4206.

FEB. 11, 1998
FIRE CITY OF GREEN BAY

02-11-98        I WAS ASKED TO GO TO 368 HUTH STREET, IN THE CITY OF GREEN BAY, WIS. ON THE
EAST SIDE OF TOWN. I WAS NOTIFIED AT APPROX. 11:40 A.M. AT THIS FIRE I HAD LEARNED THAT A
FEMALE HAD DIED AND WAS STILL IN THE HOME, AND THAT SHE WAS IN THE HOME ALONE. THE REASON I WAS CALLED TO ASSIST WAS BECAUSE I WAS AN ARSON INVESTIGATOR AND A MEMBER OF THE BROWN COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE. WE NORMALLY GET CALL OUT ON ALL D.O.A.'S THAT ARE IN A FIRE. THEY ALSO WANTED SOMEONE WHO WAS NOT FROM THEIR DEPT. HELP TO INVESTIGATE THE D.O.A. BECAUSE OF THE VICTIM'S RELATIONSHIP WITH A GREEN BAY POLICE OFFICER. THE BROWN COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE WAS CALLED OUT ALSO. THE INVESTIGATORS FOR THIS FIRE ARE MYSELF SGT. RON SMITH, CAPT. BUD BAILEY, CAPT. RICHARD BARLETT, AND DETECTIVE JOE KAMINSKI. ALL OF US THOUGHT THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY SMOKING MATERIALS. THE FIRE WAS LOCATED AROUND OR IN THE SOFA AREA. THERE WAS A LITTLE DAMAGE ABOVE THE VICTIM IN AND ON THE CEILING. THERE WAS MED. TO HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE HOME, ON FIRST FLOOR. THERE WERE ALSO TWO PACKS OF USED CIGARETTE PACKS ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER. THERE WERE ALSO CIGARETTES WITH ASHES ON THEM JUST LAYING ON THE COUNTER AND NOT IN A ASHTRAY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE ASH TRAYS. THERE SEEMED TO BE A VERY CARELESS  USE OF SMOKING MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE HOME. ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM THE COFFEE TABLE IN THE LIVING ROOM I SAW 3 MATCHES ON THE CARPETED FLOOR. NO FIRE IN THIS AREA. ON THE COFFEE TABLE IN FRONT OF THE SOFA I SAW A ASH TRAY THAT WAS FULL WITH CIGARETTE BUTS. I ALSO SAW A 2 INCH CIGARETTE WITH A HALF INCH ASH ON IT LAYING RIGHT ON THE COFFEE TABLE, AND NOT EVEN CLOSE TO THE ASH TRAY. THE VICTIM WAS LAYING ON THE SOFA TOWARDS THE NORTH AND ON HER FRONT OR STOMACH. UNDER THE VICTIM I NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE WHERE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE AREA OF HER LAP OR RIGHT NEXT TO HER ON THE SOFA. UNDER VICTIM, THE SOFA HAD MOST OF THE DAMAGE AND BURNED THROUGH THE SOFA TO THE FLOOR. ALSO COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE FLOOR DAMAGE. SOME ONE HAD MENTIONED THAT THE VICTIM WAS QUITE A DRINKER OF ALCOHOL.///////////