WILLIAMSON CO., Ill.—The mystery of how a Marion woman died at her home in early September is a mystery no more.
At a press conference held this morning regarding the death of Lisa K. Uzzle, 53, by detective Brian Thomas, state’s attorney Brandon Zanotti , Sean De Mello and Coroner Junior Burke, it was announced that Uzzle died of multiple gunshot wounds and was deceased before a fire consumed her home, this on September 6.
The investigation is ongoing and there are no suspects at this time.
Several warrants, however, have been issued for evidence.
No suspects have been named at this time.
Authorities are very tight-lipped as to whether a gun was found or if evidence of an accelerant was used. Lake of Egypt fire department was called at 11:45 pm on Saturday September 6, with the caller stated the house was engulfed in flames.
From left, Detective Brian Thomas, State’s Attorney Brandon Zanotti, Coroner Junior Burke and assistant SA Sean DeMello
The death of Uzzle is the subject of a back page article in the current (October 2014) edition of Disclosure. Here is a snippet from the article, Suspicious fire surrounded by silence:
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The secrecy surrounding a house fire that occurred in Marion in early September has yet to be explained, and many in and around Williamson County are wondering why.
Authorities will only state that the house fire, occurring on South McGeesville Road Sept. 6, is “suspicious” in nature, but will not commit to anything further.
Lending to the suspiciousness of the fire is the fact that the body of a female was found inside what remained of the house.
As of the end of September, authorities had not issued the identity of the female
As inexplicable as that was, it was easy for the public to surmise the death of one Lisa Uzzle, despite the lack of obituary information on it. The house that burned belonged to her…and she had texted her daughter on the day of the fire, advising her that Uzzle and her boyfriend, Joe Abbott, were in the backyard of the location doing target practice.
Later that night, the fire consumed the house and much of the property including a vehicle. Early reports indicated that it appeared the fire had been set around the house, then of course burned the structure to the ground.
The house, Disclosure has learned, was either designed or built by Abbott, who has a construction company in Marion….
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