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Family decorates grave on 10th anniversary of Eastern Michigan student’s murder, hopes for new leads

New information released prior to anniversary of Julia Niswender’s death

MONROE COUNTY, Mich. – The family of a murdered Eastern Michigan University student marked 10 years without justice on Saturday.

Saturday, Dec. 10, marked a decade since Julia Niswender was found murdered in an off-campus apartment bathtub. Her killer was never caught.

To mark the 10th anniversary, Niswender’s family decorated her grave for the holidays.

A somber event that family and friends attend every year.

“Every day that goes by that her case isn’t solved it’s harder and harder,” said Niswender’s mother, Kim Turnquist.

Turnquist recently shared new information about the case after being clued in by a retired detective.

The family hopes sharing her story will help bring new leads to the cold case. “(For) someone to say ‘oh, I’ve seen this,’ or ‘oh I’ve seen that,’ now that new information is being released,” Turnquist said.

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Read: Ypsilanti family wants justice in Eastern Michigan student’s murder as 10-year-anniversary approaches


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Jacqueline Francis is an award-winning journalist who joined the WDIV team in September 2022. Prior to Local 4, she reported for the NBC affiliate in West Michigan. When she’s not on the job, Jacqueline enjoys taking advantage of all the wonders Michigan has to offer, from ski trips up north to beach days with her dog, Ace.

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