"He saw that on Facebook, and he was f-----g madder than f---," Cordell would later tell police. She was the fourth hunting-related fatality in Michigan this season.. The killings have been the topic du jour at this longtime bar and grill, known for the homemade buns on the hamburgers. "Terror in Ypsilanti: John Norman Collins Unmasked,", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. CHAPTER 3: 'Handsome' EMU student was unlikely serial killer suspect. Fleszar's case and the cases of five other victims, Joan Schell, Dawn Basom, Maralynn Skelton, Alice Kalom, and Roxie Phillips have remained unsolved for half a century or more, a long time to wait for families seeking justice. Meanwhile, Brunke, she said, was killing the other two victims, who were tied up in the basement. A high school senior, Phillips was in Californiaand went missing on June 30, 1969. He blamed the police and the media for his incarceration. Both were stabbedandtheir bodies were dumpedin remote areas. By Daily News staff To prepare for the trial, investigators had re-created the chimney block incident. Crime in Michigan Investigators say the homeowner defended himself with a chainsaw Saturday morning in South Range. Today's breaking news and more in your inbox. SAULT STE. "I know what kind of guy this is, I know he's got a lot of guns in his house," one witness told police in the days after the killing as they began to focus their investigation on him. 42-year-old Jason Burgett of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was originally set to face charges in Chippewa County, Wis. Michael Braman has a court appearance scheduled for August 1 at the Houghton County Courthouse. Taylor would have been 44 this year. There was Ron Gillette, who sent out invitations to his second wedding while still married to his first wife. For example, Dearborn has a murder rate of only 2.1 per 100,000 while sharing borders with Detroit (43.5 per 100,000) and Inkster (24.2 per 100,000), some of the highest rates in the state. ", The prosecutor then asked, "Did you think you had done something criminal at that point?" Prosecutor William Delhey and Ann Arbor Police Chief Walter Krasny were skeptical of psychic readings. It appears that the number of In Jan. 2020, police say this second person of interest is described as: If there is anyone who still might have information about the Girard murder case, you can contact the Marquette Police Department at 906-228-0400. Aldrich's friend would later tell police he was certain Brunke had seen what they had been doing. On June 27, the Negaunee Police Department investigated damage in front of the Subway restaurant next to Super One Foods. Copper Harbor man sentenced for assault charges, Bruce Crossing man arrested in Wisconsin for home invasion, domestic assault, Man arraigned for charges related to Delta County drug bust, Son faces murder charges in death by beating of father in Menominee County, Appeals court upholds Alpha man's second-degree murder conviction, 8 people sentenced to prison for dealing crystal meth in western Upper Michigan, Sentencing scheduled for man in K.I. She researched the key suspects past, dug through hundreds of evidence photos and newspaper clippings and worked with Witsil to uncover new details in the cases. Thats the last time anyone saw her alive. And Peter Hurkos, the psychic, had a part,playing himself. When the prosecutor in court asked whether Brunke still owed him money, Cordell said "not anymore. In atwist, it was Collins' uncle, state police Cpl. The grief-stricken fatherwas angryand critical of police, U-M administratorsand even the governor for not doing enough to prevent the killings. As details of the killings began to leak out, the initial shock turned into outrage. Dowd thought at this age shed have stood as maid of honor in Taylors wedding and would have watched her children grow up, she said. Kenneth Brunke was a loner, divorced, with a history of depression and suicide threats, when he moved to Manistique from Illinois sometime in 2011. This time, construction workers found a body near Ann Arbor at Glazier Way and Earhart. It makes more sense now that they would say things the way that they did., Its still unsolved and we want it solved,, We want justice for her. WebOn the morning of September 30, 1988, 34-year old Paul Girard was found dead near Chief Kawbawgams grave with multiple stab wounds in the back, chest and face. Gayle and Judy had met each other, but they werent close friends. His dismay at Alrldich's theft of the drugs from his friend Brunke, and his suspicion that all three victims were working with undercover drug enforcement officers, a claim law enforcement dismissed as ludicrous. $15.60 Other new, used and collectible from $4.08. The farmhouse burned down a month later. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Asupervisor from the university's alumni relations office, where Collins worked, said Collins would torment a coworker with graphic details of Schell's damaged body,according to "Terror in Ypsilanti." MATURE CONTENT WARNING: This story contains descriptions of gruesome crime scenes. But along the way, she got her GED and, for a while, held a job at a local casino. "Ourinvestigation into John Norman Collins remains open," Michigan State Police said in an email to the Free Press, adding that the agency"will continue to evaluate and examine any credible information received.". They fled back to their car and the shaken father dialed 911. WebMichigan authorities charged Cochran with Regan's death but she fled the state. He left the family dog, aGerman shepherd, and gave Collins a key so he could feed it. Then, when Collins wasarrested later that yearand his photo appeared in the newspapers and on television, Blank said he recalled something else about him. Brian Helfert, scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday, is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old boy. All rights reserved. She drove back out to the spot on River Road with two friends, and shot up the drugs. The consensus, said Ken, is that Brunke got the deal of a lifetime. But within days of Cordell's sentencing in November, someone smashed the little shrine, breaking the crosses and destroying the mementos. Investigators believed that Bruce hid in the woods and shot Judy. It was a denial, the show revealed, that kept many people in Michigan wondering even after the extensivetrial whether Collins killed the teenager and any of the other victims. Keweenaw County deputies arrested 61-year-old Michael Braman Sunday after a several-months-long investigation with assistance from the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit. This has been the subject of speculation for the past 40 years. Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Murder & Mayhem) Some in attendance cried. His reason for the triple homicide? New details come forward in When Mary Fleszar's mutilated body was found on Aug. 7, 1967, it had been brutalized so severely she had to be identified from dental records. An Oakland township man may face up twenty years in prison after he made a social media post that was threatening to the Lake Superior State University Community. He said he couldnt imagine a grown woman writing something like that. Sometime in early spring, Brunke heard about a young woman in nearby Germfask Township. Sholander, who grew up in Schoolcraft County and heads a drug task force based in Marquette, has seen his fair share of crime, but nothing like this. When the police showed up at Goiness Police arrived and were able to determine there were three bodies in the Oldsmobile Bravado, two in the back seat and one in the cargo area. Charles Maynard was sentenced to 10 to 40 years for two counts: delivery of meth. Her body was left naked,covered with bruises. Mantique area residents in Michigans UP are shocked by the murders of three local residents, Jody Hutchinson, 42, Carrie Nelson, 31 ,and Heather Aldrich, 25. He then strangled Nelson, he said. murders He referred to himself as a"telepathic detective.". Police think two people might have been involved, because of Girards build. May 8, 2018. 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. Michigan State Police investigating items dumped alongside roads Ishpeming police say the boys are 16 and 17 years old and are both from Marquette. The nearest traffic light is more than 50 miles away. Authorities had reason to believe the slayings were connected. It was that horrific crime that eventually inspired one of the scariest movies in recent history, Jeepers Creepers. "It's bad enough, being convicted of one thing that you didn't do," a shackled Collins said. Her family doesnt really do anything because of religious reasons, so Im kind of the only one left. Plus two 10-gallon cans of gasoline and a box of road flares. Paul Girard was found dead near Chief Kawbawgam's grave at Presque Isle Park. There are photos of her headstone in Saint Joseph Cemetery in Ypsilanti, and a website, MaryFleszar.com, that details moments of her life. After a jail nurse examined her, she was taken to Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital. From crime boss and occasional visitor Scarface Al Capone to the Upper Peninsulas own Public Enemy #1, John Red Hamilton, Up North has historic ties to organized crime and the baddies who used the area as a playground far from their normal haunts in Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland and elsewhere.