JEFFERSON, Wis. — A 71-year-old real estate agent was found dead inside a smoke-filled rural home she had shown to a client earlier in the day.
Ann B. Nelson, of Cambridge, was found dead in a bedroom of the home Tuesday night, next to a smoldering mattress, authorities said. She also suffered head wounds.
The client who requested Nelson show the house was questioned Wednesday because he is believed to be the last person to have been with her in the house, said Jefferson County sheriff's Capt. Duane Scott.
"We're trying to piece together exactly what happened," said Scott.
Nelson's family contacted authorities after she didn't return home Tuesday evening. Deputies tracked her down to the vacant home in Jefferson County and noticed smoke coming from the house when they arrived about 9:20 p.m.
Nelson had three sons, three daughters and 16 grandchildren and was active at church and in the community, said a son, Doug Nelson. "She was always willing to help. No task was ever too difficult," he said.
News of the incident prompted the Wisconsin Realtors Association to send a note to its members informing them that one of their fellow members was found dead at a vacant listing.
It urged them: "Please do not let your guard down -- your safety is primary!"
Oakland is about 25 miles west of Madison.
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