New HampshireDepartment of JusticeOffice of the Attorney General

News Release

For Immediate Release
December 23, 2018

Contact:
Jeffery A. Strelzin, Associate Attorney General
jeffery.strelzin@doj.nh.gov

Nicole Clay, Assistant Attorney General

Autopsy Results for Death in Hillsborough, New Hampshire

Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald, New Hampshire State Police Colonel Christopher J. Wagner, and Hillsborough Police Chief David Roarick announce further information in connection with an investigation currently ongoing in Hillsborough, New Hampshire.

At approximately 2:47 a.m., on Saturday, December 22, 2018, Hillsborough Police responded to 25 Old Henniker Road, #1, in Hillsborough, where they located a deceased adult male. That male was later identified as Brett Wilson (age 51), who has a last known residence in Elkins/New London, New Hampshire. An autopsy was performed on Mr. Wilson today, which determined that his cause of death was stab wounds and his manner of death is homicide.

The police believe they have identified all the parties involved in the incident and there is no evidence to suggest that there is a threat to the general public.

Anyone with information about the incident or Mr. Wilson's activities the past few days is asked to contact State Police Detective/Sergeant William Bright at (603) 271- 3636.

New Hampshire Department of Justice
1 Granite Place South | Concord, NH | 03301
Telephone: 603-271-3658