Originally published 5:57 a.m. July 21st, 2025
Updated 5:59 p.m. July 21st, 2025
(KNSI) — The Morrison County Sheriff’s Office says two people found dead in a house in Pierz following a welfare check on Friday morning died by murder suicide.
Authorities say they were called to the house on the 600 block of River Valley Road around 10:30 and located the bodies of a man and a woman who were both pronounced dead at the scene. They were taken to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office and have been identified as 32-year-old Crystal Marschel, who is from Pierz, and her boyfriend, John Gans, a 34-year-old from Rice. A .40 caliber handgun was lying next to Gans.
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office says Marschel died from a gunshot wound to the head. Gans’s death is believed to be due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A press release from the sheriff’s office says there is no threat to the public, and that this is an isolated incident.
If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health issues, please call 988. Veterans can call that number and press 1.
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