Police identify Green Bay man killed in apparent homicide earlier this month
GREEN BAY - The victim of a homicide on the west side earlier this month has been identified as 65-year-old Patrick L. Ernst of Green Bay, police said.
Police found Ernst's body in his 1320 Packerland Drive apartment Aug. 2 while at the apartment to check on his welfare.
Ernst was an avid collector of sports memorabilia, particularly bobbleheads, according to an obituary published in the Press-Gazette.
Caleb Anderson of Iron Mountain, Michigan, currently being held by police in Alabama, is considered a suspect in Ernst's death, police said. He has yet to be charged in Brown County because he is suspected of crimes in Alabama, a state where police said he "has ties."
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Initially, Green Bay police would say only that Ernst's death was suspicious. As the investigation proceeded, however, they labeled the death a homicide and identified Anderson as a suspect later Aug. 2.
Police on Aug. 2 said Anderson was believed to be driving Ernst's Ford Fiesta. The car has been recovered.
City police have yet to discuss an apparent motive for the killing
Contact Doug Schneider at (920) 431-8333, or DSchneid@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @PGDougSchneider.
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