WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – Two of three suspects charged in the double murder of a foster family in Washtenaw County were bound over for trial Wednesday, and home security video from the night of the attack was revealed in court.
Gregory Callhan, 37, and Keith Finley, 60, appeared in court before Washtenaw County Judge Cedric Simpson on Wednesday, April 16, for their preliminary examinations. Vinson wasn’t in court, but has a competency hearing scheduled for May 22.
Vinson, Callhan and Finely are accused of being involved in the murder of Jennifer Bernhard, 42, and Stevie Smith, 74, and the attempted murder of Jeffrey Bernhard, 53, on Nollar Bend Road in Northfield Township on Jan. 1, 2025. They are also accused of kidnapping the Bernhards’ 10-year-old daughter and their 4-year-old foster daughter.
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In court, testimony about the facts of the case was given so that the judge could determine if there was enough evidence for the suspects to stand trial.
One of the people called to testify was Northfield Township Sergeant Jason Roberts, and during his testimony, surveillance video from outside Vinson’s mother’s home following the murders was shown in court. You can watch this video at the top of this article.
After Stevie Smith and Jennifer Bernhard were killed, the suspect allegedly left the Northfield Township home with the 4-year-old foster child, the 10-year-old daughter and the family’s dog. After the attack, they went to Vinson’s mother’s home in Ypsilanti Township.
Footage from the home security camera in the rear of Vinson’s mother’s home shows the vehicle pulling into the driveway.
Roberts said the video shows Vinson exit the driver’s seat and the two young girls who were kidnapped briefly exit the vehicle.
The foster child went into her grandmother’s house, while the 10-year-old got back into the vehicle.
Roberts said Callhan got out of the backseat and then into the front passenger seat.
It also shows an additional male leaving the house and getting into the car. Roberts identified this person as Vinson’s son.
The video then shows the car leave the driveway, and Roberts said a deputy saw the car leaving the house and followed it, which led to the apprehension of the suspects.
Vinson and her son were detained first, and then officers found Callhan and Finley in the vehicle with the 10-year-old girl down the street.
The son was initially detained because authorities didn’t know who he was at the time.
Roberts said the investigation revealed that when Vinson took $5,000 from Jeffrey Bernhard, she transferred it via Zelle to her son’s account, and that’s why she picked him up.
To read everything we learned from those who were called to testify on Wednesday, visit here.
You can watch Jeffrey Bernhard describe the night he was shot and his wife and father-in-law were killed:
