Police release names of individuals found dead in a Mitchell motel room

Mitchell Police have released the names of a man and woman who apparently hanged themselves early this week in a Mitchell motel room.

They are 51 year old John Paul Renquin and 54 year old Joyce M. Haines. Lieutenant Don Everson says they had difficulty locating relatives. “Family members for both of these individuals were apparently estranged from both of them,” Everson said. “It also appeared that both these individuals were homeless.”

He says the U-Haul they were traveling in was registered to one of the two but it’s difficult to confirm someone’s identity when they’re homeless. “There were several acts where it was very apparent they took deliberate action to conceal their identity,” said Everson. “And why they did that, we don’t have all those answers yet.”

Wisconsin authorities aided in the search for their relatives.

Everson says the investigation is continuing.