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Person In Custody In Clinton Township Double Murder
CLINTON TWP. (WWJ) - Police in Clinton Township are questioning someone in connection with the brutal murders of a mother and her daughter. It wasn’t immediately clear, however, if the person in...
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Preliminary Hearing Adjourned In Family Dollar Murders
DEARBORN (WWJ) – A man charged in a double murder at a Dearborn dollar store made a brief court appearance Wednesday. Lavere Bryant arrived late to the courthouse after a jail transport bus...
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Grandma Charged With Murder In Teen’s 1998 Death
FLINT (WWJ/AP) - Authorities have charged a 74-year-old Flint woman with murdering her teenage granddaughter 15 years ago. Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton announced Wednesday that his office has...
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Man Found Murdered Outside Novi Apartment Complex
NOVI (WWJ) - Residents in a Novi apartment complex woke up Friday to the sight of crime scene tape and flashing lights as police investigate an apparent murder. Police say around 10:50 p.m. on...
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Tips Sought In Murder Of Elderly Woman, Disabled Son
DETROIT (WWJ) - A $2,500 reward is being offered for tips leading to an arrest in the case of an elderly woman and her disabled son, murdered in their home. The evening of July 20 — on Holmur Street...
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Troy Man Pleads Guilty In Father’s Killing
TROY (WWJ) – A 21-year-old Troy man has pleaded guilty to second degree murder in his father’s death. Patrick Mikes Jr., a former University of Notre Dame honor student, is accused of beating his...
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Woman Can’t Withdraw Plea In Husband’s Murder
BAY CITY (WWJ/AP) - The Michigan appeals court has reinstated the murder conviction of a Bay County woman who repeatedly shot her husband in the back in December, 2009. A judge had allowed 48-year-old...
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Suspect In Custody In Clinton Township Woman’s Muder
CLINTON TWP. (WWJ) - Police say a suspect is in custody in connection with the murder of a 49-year-old Clinton Township woman. Authorities are expected to release additional information on that suspect...
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4 Convicted In 2010 Kidnapping, Murder Of Lansing Woman
GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ/P) - Four men have been convicted in the gang-related 2010 kidnapping and killing of a 19-year-old Lansing woman who was fatally shot in a car trunk outside her home. The four men —...
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Prosecutor: BDSM Lifestyle A Motive For Murder In Bashara Case
DETROIT (WWJ) – Lurid details about the secret life of a Grosse Pointe Park businessman may be used in the murder case against him. Assistant prosecutor Lisa Lindsay says Bob Bashara — who stands...
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Minister Convicted In Sex Slaying Found Hanged In Cell
IONIA (WWJ/AP) - The former minister of a small, central Michigan church who allegedly told police he killed his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter to fulfill a fantasy of having sex with a dead body...
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Mich. Fugitive Wanted For Murders Arrested In Vegas
SAGINAW (WWJ/AP) - A Michigan man sought in the drive-by shooting death of a 6-year-old girl and the slaying of his ex-girlfriend has been arrested in Las Vegas by an FBI-led police task force. The FBI...
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25 Years Later, Man Charged For Murder Of Isaiah Turner
PONTIAC (WWJ) – More than 25 years later, the Oakland County Prosecutors have charged a man with murder. The body of Isaiah Turner was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in Pontiac’s Kiwanis Park...
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Downriver Doctor’s Conviction In Nurse’s Death Reinstated
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A federal appeals court has reinstated the murder conviction of a 72-year-old doctor who is serving a life sentence for the death of a nurse 30 years ago. The court said Dr. Jasubhai...
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Detroit Man Charged In Rape, Murder Of 5-Year-Old Girl
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Prosecutors have filed charges against a Detroit man they say abducted, raped and killed, then burned the body of a 5-year-old girl. The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says...
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Senate OKs New Sentencing Rules For Young Killers
By David Eggert, Associated Press LANSING (AP) - The Michigan Senate voted unanimously Thursday to create new sentencing rules for young killers, 16 months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down...
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Man Wanted For Murder In Flint Captured In Florida
CLEARWATER, Fla. (WWJ/AP) - Florida deputies have arrested a 27-year-old suspect in a shooting that left one man dead in Michigan. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant...
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Man In Prison 10 Years Wins Appeal, Could Go Free
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - A federal appeals court has overturned the murder conviction of a Detroit man who claimed his attorney did a poor job at trial. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has been ordered...
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Employee Fatally Shot In Broad Daylight At Cash Advance In Taylor
TAYLOR (WWJ) – Taylor police are investigating the shooting death of an employee at Advanced America Cash Advance on Telegraph Road, near I-94. Police Chief Mary Sclabassi said a hold-up alarm went off...
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Angry Mother Begs Detroiters To Ignore Street ‘Anti-Snitch’ Policy After...
DETROIT (WWJ) – A Detroit mother, grieving over the yet unsolved murder of her son, says she’s fed up with people not speaking up about crime. Antwine Robinson was 32 years old when he was gunned down...
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