The autopsy was conducted by Deputy Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Mitchell Weinberg. Dr. Weinberg determined that Jan VanTassel’s cause of death was due to compressional asphyxia, and that his manner of death was homicide.
Brian Roberge, 52, of Somersworth, has been arrested for the murder of Jan VanTrassel, 79, of Center Ossipee, the New Hampshire attorney general's office announced Saturday morning.