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‘Total systemic breakdown’: Missteps over years allowed Detroit serial killer to roam free
The serial killer lured women one by one into vacant homes to be murdered, posing their nude or partially clothed corpses amid cheap booze pints, crumbling sheetrock and hypodermic needles.
The slayings set Detroit on edge, prompting authorities to dispatch crews on overtime to scour the city’s decrepit stock of abandoned properties for more bodies. When the killer was charged in 2019, the police chief at the time told reporters that his department had been “very diligent, relentless” in solving the crimes.
But now, a year after DeAngelo Martin was sent to prison for committing four murders and two rapes, it’s clear that police were hardly diligent or relentless.
Michigan to begin issuing new-look IDs, plates in 2024: Here’s what to know
New Michigan license plates and driver’s licenses will be released in 2024, including the return of a throwback color plate.
The Michigan Department of State said it’s bringing back the green and white “Water Wonderland” plate, with orders starting Jan. 27, 2024, on the Michigan SOS website.
Ken Haddad: My favorite Detroit restaurants, bars and trends of 2023
As we wind down the year of 2023, I’m looking back on the things that brought me joy in Detroit.
I’m not a food critic or a reviewer. I’m just a guy who likes to eat, point at things and say, hey that’s cool, and occasionally go for a walk to a new trendy bar. But I basically never leave the city, so I end up popping around to a lot of new spots. Not everything here is new, necessarily, but it doesn’t have to be new to be enjoyable.
Without further ado, here are some of my favorite Detroit places of the year.
Fire at GM EV plant in Detroit caused by forklift accident, officials say
The fire that broke out at a General Motors electric vehicle plant in Detroit this week was caused by an incident with a forklift, officials said Wednesday.
It was one of several incidents that have occurred at the plant in the last few months.