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Amy Henslee Update: Two Bodies Found, Relative of Husband Arrested

Amy Henslee Update: Two Bodies Found, Relative of Husband Arrested
Amy Henslee (Personal Photo)

(CBS) The body of Amy Henslee, a Michigan mother of two who's been missing since Monday, was found along with the body of another woman on a property just a few miles from where Henslee disappeared, authorities say.

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The property is in Bangor Township, about 60 miles southwest of Grand Rapids.

CBS News' "The Early Show" reports that both women had been shot multiple times and their bodies buried. According to the Detroit Free Press, the second body was that of Tonya Howarth, 36.

Junior Lee Beebe, 34, a cousin of Amy Henslee's husband, James, was taken into custody and labeled a suspect.

"The Early Show" reports Beebe will be arraigned on two counts of murder today.

Henslee mysteriously vanished from her home Monday after putting her two young boys on the bus to school. Beebe reportedly showed up at her house between 9 and 9:30.

Local station WKZO reports that prosecutors say Henslee may have left voluntarily with Beebe.

At this point, police are trying to determine a possible motive in the murders.

If you have information on Amy Henslee's disappearance, contact the Van Buren County Sheriff's Department at 269-657-3101 or Silent Oberver at 269-343-2100.

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