Wisconsin Mom Murdered; Son Running Out of Money: Report

WAUKESHA COUNTY, WI — The family of a Wisconsin native is asking for the public's help after the woman was found dead in her Florida home and authorities search for the person who may have killed her.

Around 6:15 p.m. Thursday, March 22, deputies responded the home of Tammy L. Butler to conduct a well-being check on the 58-year-old woman. Police went to her house at the request of friends, who had not spoken with her in several days.

When deputies entered the home, they found Butler dead. She lived alone.

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Detectives are following up on leads at this time, but are looking for anyone who has information about, spoke with or saw Butler between Saturday, March 17, and Thursday.

Butler was born in Milwaukee and raised in the Dousman, before moving to Sullivan as an adult. She moved to Mulberry, Florida in 2010. Tammy’s son Shawn is currently in Florida working on his mother's final affairs. Funeral arrangements have been made, and they are working on going through her home and other assets.

A family friend says that funds are running low and expenses are piling up. Shawn is without a vehicle down there at the moment, and family says he must arrange rides from where he is staying to Mulberry which is roughly an hour away. He is unable to stay at his mother’s home due to the investigation so he is staying with a cousin in Bradenton.

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