Byline: Megan Twohey

CRANDON, Wis. _ Growing up in Wisconsin's remote, northern forests, Tyler Peterson loved to hunt and fish. As a teenager, he was not a loner or an outsider, and he dreamed of becoming a law enforcement officer, friends and family said.

The 20-year-old had a longtime girlfriend, Jordanne Murray, who bubbled with warmth. He had a fun sense of humor, according to a friend whom he once invited to prom. After high school, Peterson realized his goal and became a part-time officer with the Crandon Police Department and a full-time deputy with the Forest County Sheriff's Office.

But this life, by all accounts a normal one, came to a gruesome end ...