Accident Reports Cruz took the head home and dissected it. The blood type matched to Beineman. "My mom just gave me this look like, 'Really?' Illness, Resources He blamed the police and the media for his incarceration. App, Accident If you are reading this and you believe you Illness, Food Safety Hair clippings left on the floor from trims with an electric razor before the family went on vacation also matched hairson panties found with Beineman's body. Resources, Children & Fam Special Copyright 2022 County of Kent. "There were other kids in the backyard at the party -- they know what happened," Molson said. While some believed that the couple was guilty, another theory suggested that Lydia might have been murdered by one of the many detectives whom she had hired to spy on her husband. On the way to buy a hairpiece at Wig's by Joan in Ypsilanti, a witness said Beineman got a ride from a guy on a blue motorcycle. Still, memorials and online tributes tell Mary's story. Probate Court (616) 632-5440 Are there any tips/ resources you can share to find out more about the case? Apr 6, 2016 - Explore Cosma Bumba's board "Unsolved Michigan Murders" on Pinterest. Compare Grand Rapids crime data to other cities, states, and neighborhoods in the U.S. on NeighborhoodScout. Frank Witsil is a staff writer at the Detroit Free Press. Privileges, Account Up Next: John Norman Collins changes his story in never-before-published letters. A veteran Detroit journalist, she joined the Free Press in 2012. Doug Harvey, who was Washtenaw County sheriff during the slayings, said he'd never forget as long as he lives watching Hurkos reach out and touch objects in the area where one of the victim's bodies has been. According to the Grand Rapids Police Vice Unit, there were 110 prostitution related arrests in 2012. A slew of similar murders, presumably done by two or more killers operating in the area, occurred around the same time, and Murphy confessed to at least six of them. Schedules, International Have a news tip? On Christmas Eve of 1976, Nancy Sweetman was walking to her boyfriend's house. Health & Human Services, Senior However, Widlaks family was skeptical and arranged a second autopsy. And, I said, 'Well, yeah, I've seen him in a couple of different cars.' Officials decided thatthe show would be recorded instead. Some accounts said a copy of the novel "Catch-22" also was left nearby. Judson was a mother of two in her late 20s and was originally from Benton Harbor. Prosecutor William Delhey and Ann Arbor Police Chief Walter Krasny were skeptical of psychic readings. He provides commentary with loud music blaring in the background. Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@freepress.com. David Leik, who broke the case. This is probably the most serious one out of all of them, just looking at the actual crime, Becker said. Authorities suspected one man, John Norman Collins, killed them. Cold cases and unsolved crimes in Grand Rapids, MI. Dedicated to helping solve Michigan cold cases. and was last seen wearing a brown ski jacket, a pink sweater and blue Opportunities, Personal Protection Order Cruz is expected to testify at the Kent County Circuit Court hearing that will determine if he stays locked up for life or is given a term of years. Michelle Ann Beckers body was found on Aug. 9, 1996, but she died months earlier some time around April 27, 1996. Inmate Lookup Linda Weldy Age. 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan 24 year old Darrin Wyatt was murdered during a home invasion on January 18, 2016 at 3:20 am. There also wasblack paint on the basement floor. In 2021, only . Health, Veterans of Immunization Information, Healthcare She only played at bars and parties and never recorded an album. Preparedness, Health Equity & Social She also orchestrated the evidence locker. Visitation, Programs & Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. Blankalso recalled that the day she was found, he pedaled his bike to the crime scene. While fishing in a river near Paris, Michigan, Fortney saw a pack of wild dogs emerge from the woods. Reports, Additional Chester Fleszaralso expressed a glimmer of hope he could put his daughter to rest: The grieving father just wanted to put his teenage daughter's body back together. 2 Cm Dilated 70% Effaced, How Much Longer, Suspected of killing more than 80 women, Carl Eugene Watts, also known as The Sunday Morning Slasher, could very well be Michigans most prolific serial killer. A 33-year-old woman from Grand Rapids, Pamela Lynn Verile died on June 1, 1995. Shelter, Fiscal Services Department, Kent County Deputies replaced Beineman's body in the ravine with a J.C. Penney mannequin and waited, expecting the killer to return. I was a young woman with hopes and dreams for my future. In 2004, a music producer rediscovered Converses amateur recordings and released them on CD. There also wasblood spatteron the basement floor. Two masked gunmen in a minivan gunned down Willie E. Benson, 19, in the early hours of July 30, 2005 at Godwin Avenue SE and Dickinson Street. "My name is Mary Terese Fleszar, but my family calls me Chee Chee," it says, adding, "It is my hope that through this pictorial history of my lifes adventure you will get to know the real me. AtMoore Funeral Home in Ypsilanti, where her body was taken, there was more intrigue. It said life sentences are still an option, but only under the rarest of circumstances. Friend of the Court (877) 543-2660 Authorities later uncovered clothingthat belonged to Basom in a nearby farmhouse. Justice, Personal 180 Ottawa Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Collins had given Phillips' friend,also 17, a ride and then made a date with her. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Not even close, Grand Rapids attorney Andrew Rodenhouse contends. The area where the body was left was near poison oak. Board of Commissioners (616) 632-7580 To catch Fleszar's killer, detectives created a psychological profile. Division, Law Enforcement Courts, Juvenile National Stockpile, Disaster Mental At Collins' trial, a neighbor testified that she saw a young man who had been feeding the dog leave the residence with a box of soap and ride off on a motorcycle. Network, Pregnancy & Parenting Evidence photos from the crime scene of the Fleszar case. Property Lookup Nine months later, in March 1969, a third woman's body turned up. Grand Rapids Kent County Michigan Arrests, Warrants & Most Wanted. The movie was never finished or released. Locations & Hours, Phone: (616) 632-6100 Education, Immunization Jalen Hoblet-Arnold, 23, has been charged with murder. Sheets, Hotline Surfer-turned actor Bob Purvey would play the good-looking, motorcycle-riding Collins. Department, Kent County Family & Children's Administrator, Drain participative ethical decision making model . Mistaking the monster for an ordinary dog, one of the men tried to get it out of the log by jabbing it with a stick. Services, Licensing She never told anybody where she was going, but she did send letters to her friends and family to tell them that she was leaving. & Promotion, Healthy Eating YouTube, Kent County Employee Intranet | Disclaimer | Website Policy. 701 Ball Avenue NE Grand Rapids, MI 49503. 'Our sense of safety and security here was violated': MSU rolls out new security upgrades to East Lansing campus, 13 On Your Side Forecast: High Impact Winter Storm, Another Snow Storm Headed for West Michigan Friday. Travel, County Fee On October 13, 1945, Lydia Thompsons headless body was discovered in a marsh near Pontiac, Michigan, by some mushroom pickers. Illness, Resources About a month later, two teen boys stumbled acrossher corpse in Superior Township on an abandoned farm. Like Fleszar, this victim was disfigured. Michael Pagel has not been charged with any crime, and through his attorney he has maintained his innocence. I 'm not sure who it was the last 5 years Pontiac has seen increasing violent anyone would her., Licensing the 2019 Pontiac crime rate fell by 3 % compared to 2018 or fwitsil freepress.com. Collins tried something else: He changed his last name back to Chapman, the surname of his biological father, who was Canadian. All rights reserved. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 District Court, Kentwood, 61st District Court Grand It's unclear whether the book which was popular in the '60s and deals with the notion of sanity and mentions the rape and murder of ayoung woman was intended to be left by the killeror just a coincidence. Peter Hurkos, a Dutch-born psychic living in Los Angeles, claimed he had extrasensory perception and could use it to help find the killer. Arrests in 2012 secret of their victims whereabouts with them uncovered clothingthat belonged to Basom in a nearby.! 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