Boyfriend In Custody After Missing Woman Found Dead Near Flint River
FLINT (AP/WWJ) - Authorities say a body found near the Flint River has been identified as that of a woman who was reported missing from Calhoun County.
The Battle Creek Enquirer and MLive.com report the body of 44-year-old Amy Weinski of Homer Township was found Monday night along the river bank, near the 475 overpass, in Flint.
The body was found about 85 miles from where Weinski lived. Her death was ruled a homicide, police said, after an autopsy revealed she died from blunt force trauma and strangulation.
Officers say their investigation into the missing woman led them to the river. The search started after a vehicle that Weinski had rented was found burned Sunday in Genesee County's Mount Morris Township.
The fire, which police believe was started to destroy evidence of the murder, spread to and burned down a nearby vacant house.
Authorities say a person of interest — Weinski's boyfriend John Barrett — was taken into custody and turned over to Mount Morris Township police.
There are reports that a female person of interest was also being questioned by police.
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