Michigan man charged with murder in 1988 disappearance of his wife in Illinois
An 82-year-old man from Michigan has been indicted on murder charges, 37 years after the disappearance of his wife in Will County, Illinois.
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An 82-year-old man from Michigan has been indicted on murder charges, 37 years after the disappearance of his wife in Will County, Illinois.
Police said forensic testing and genetic genealogy identified Kenneth Smith as the person who killed two women in the 1980s and a third woman in the 1990s.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office in Southeast Michigan has a specialized unit to help close cold cases. Julia Avant reports on how they're doing it.
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After nearly 30 years, an arrest has been made in a Pontiac cold case homicide, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. A 45-year-old Indiana man was arrested.
The victim, 73-year-old Charles Barnett, was found shot to death in his Corwin Street home on April 30, 1998.
Police have identified a woman whose remains were found in a Canadian well nearly two decades ago. She was born in the 19th century, police said.
The district attorney's office said one victim told investigators she had "waited 40 years" to receive closure.
The 47-year-old man was charged in December 2024 after advancements in DNA testing capabilities allowed investigators to further analyze evidence in the case.
The man was laid to rest at Our Lady of Hope Cemetery in Brownstown Township.
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Audrey Backeberg was 20 years old when she first disappeared from her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, in July 1962.
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Michigan authorities have identified a homicide victim whose remains were found in a wooded area in Monroe County in 1986.
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The boy's adoptive mother admitted to killing her son, but investigators could not tie the case to skeletal remains found in 1959 until now.
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A young gas station operator in Wisconsin was stabbed to death on June 12. Authorities have never named a suspect in the murder until now.
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More than 100 cars were involved in a pileup on I-196 in Zeeland Township on Monday morning in West Michigan.
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