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Victim in 1989 Kentucky cold case murder might have ties to Detroit area, genealogists say

Read full article: Victim in 1989 Kentucky cold case murder might have ties to Detroit area, genealogists say

As investigators work to identify a man who was found dead in Kentucky in 1989, genealogists say he might have ties to the Detroit area.

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Oakland County man went missing 31 years ago. His skeletonized remains have finally been IDโ€™d

Read full article: Oakland County man went missing 31 years ago. His skeletonized remains have finally been IDโ€™d

The skeletonized remains of a man discovered in an Ohio town in 2001 have been identified as a Pontiac man who went missing in 1994.

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โ€˜It hasnโ€™t been easyโ€™: Metro Detroit family finds answers in 3-decade cold case

Read full article: โ€˜It hasnโ€™t been easyโ€™: Metro Detroit family finds answers in 3-decade cold case

After three decades, Anthony Gulleyโ€™s family finally got some answers about his disappearance.

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โ€˜Completely skeletonizedโ€™ remains in Ohio identified as missing Oakland County man

Read full article: โ€˜Completely skeletonizedโ€™ remains in Ohio identified as missing Oakland County man

The skeletonized remains of a man discovered in an Ohio town in 2001 have been identified as a Pontiac man who went missing in 1994.

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What Michigan court will decide in upcoming hearing related to trial of 1997 โ€˜Baby Garnetโ€™ murder

Read full article: What Michigan court will decide in upcoming hearing related to trial of 1997 โ€˜Baby Garnetโ€™ murder

A court will soon decide if a motherโ€™s statements to law enforcement related to the murder of โ€œBaby Garnetโ€ will be admissible in trial.

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DNA evidence leads to conviction in 1980 St. Clair County cold case

Read full article: DNA evidence leads to conviction in 1980 St. Clair County cold case

After more than four decades, Karen Humphreyโ€™s loved ones have closure.

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Mother to stand trial for 1997 murder of โ€˜Baby Garnetโ€™ found dead in Michigan outhouse

Read full article: Mother to stand trial for 1997 murder of โ€˜Baby Garnetโ€™ found dead in Michigan outhouse

If convicted, she faces the possibility of life in prison.

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Crime Stoppers Spotlight: Search for Ally Bruegerโ€™s killer

Read full article: Crime Stoppers Spotlight: Search for Ally Bruegerโ€™s killer

Ally Brueger was killed in 2016 in Rose Township

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Young investigators using their fresh eyes to help families find justice

Read full article: Young investigators using their fresh eyes to help families find justice

Local 4โ€ฒs Karen Drew shows you how college students are helping detectives find new angles in cold cases.

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Man still unidentified 36 years after body found in wooded area in Monroe County

Read full article: Man still unidentified 36 years after body found in wooded area in Monroe County

The remains of an unidentified man were discovered in a wooded area in Ida Township 36 years ago.

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How DNA helped investigators identify a Michigan woman and her killer in a 1988 cold case

Read full article: How DNA helped investigators identify a Michigan woman and her killer in a 1988 cold case

On Wednesday, Georgia investigators named the man they believe killed a Michigan woman nearly 34 years ago.

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Man shot, killed in Detroit by unknown attacker remains unidentified 36 years later

Read full article: Man shot, killed in Detroit by unknown attacker remains unidentified 36 years later

A man who was shot and killed in Detroit 36 years ago still hasnโ€™t been identified.

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Georgia investigators use DNA to identify man accused of killing Michigan woman nearly 34 years ago

Read full article: Georgia investigators use DNA to identify man accused of killing Michigan woman nearly 34 years ago

Georgia investigators have named a man suspected of killing a Michigan woman in the Georgia area nearly 34 years ago.

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Couple flying small plane from Macomb County across Michigan vanished on 4th of July 45 years ago

Read full article: Couple flying small plane from Macomb County across Michigan vanished on 4th of July 45 years ago

A couple vanished 45 years ago while flying their own plane from an airport in Macomb County to meet up with one of their sons in Northern Michigan on the Fourth of July.

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35 years since Detroit manโ€™s murder, family pushes police for closure

Read full article: 35 years since Detroit manโ€™s murder, family pushes police for closure

The 4-unit apartment building on the corner of Greiner and Pelkey on Detroitโ€™s east side hasnโ€™t been lived in for more than a decade.

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Family of 1987 Detroit murder cold case looking for closure as suspect is still on the loose

Read full article: Family of 1987 Detroit murder cold case looking for closure as suspect is still on the loose

Detroit police consider the murder an โ€œoverkillโ€ due to the number of times Sayers was stabbed.

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Mother charged with murder 25 years after โ€˜Baby Garnetโ€™ found dead in Michigan outhouse

Read full article: Mother charged with murder 25 years after โ€˜Baby Garnetโ€™ found dead in Michigan outhouse

A Wyoming woman has been extradited to Michigan on murder charges 25 years after a baby was found dead in a Michigan outhouse.

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DNA leads to identity, murder charge in death of โ€˜Princess Doeโ€™ 40 years later

Read full article: DNA leads to identity, murder charge in death of โ€˜Princess Doeโ€™ 40 years later

A molar root that weighed just 200 milligrams was the key to identifying a teen who was brutally murdered nearly 40 years ago.

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6-year-old boy murdered in Georgia 23 years ago has finally been identified

Read full article: 6-year-old boy murdered in Georgia 23 years ago has finally been identified

Police have finally identified a 6-year-old boy who was murdered and left in Decatur, Georgia 23 years ago.

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Final โ€˜Jack in the Boxโ€™ suspect charged in connection with 2002 Michigan murder case

Read full article: Final โ€˜Jack in the Boxโ€™ suspect charged in connection with 2002 Michigan murder case

Eaton County deputies took Beverly McCallum into custody for the charges of second-degree murder and disinterment/mutilation of a body.

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St. Aubin Street Massacre: 1929 Detroit family murders still unsolved

Read full article: St. Aubin Street Massacre: 1929 Detroit family murders still unsolved

It's one of the most brutal murders in Detroit's history, and after more than 90 years it still remains unsolved.

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Vehicle purchased in Lake Orion linked to Missouri kidnapping case from 57 years ago

Read full article: Vehicle purchased in Lake Orion linked to Missouri kidnapping case from 57 years ago

Elizabeth Ann Gill was just 2 years old when she disappeared from her front yard in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, on June 13, 1965.

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Man found dead on train tracks in Detroit still unidentified 21 years later

Read full article: Man found dead on train tracks in Detroit still unidentified 21 years later

It has been 21 years since a man was found dead on train tracks in Detroit. He still hasnโ€™t been identified.

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โ€˜Where is baby Holly?โ€™: Woman discovers true identity more than 40 years after going missing as baby

Read full article: โ€˜Where is baby Holly?โ€™: Woman discovers true identity more than 40 years after going missing as baby

Holly Marie Clouse vanished 41 years ago and only now will she be able to reunite with the biological family who has been searching for her.

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Woman police suspect was murdered by serial killer in Detroit still unidentified 16 years later

Read full article: Woman police suspect was murdered by serial killer in Detroit still unidentified 16 years later

A woman police suspect was murdered by a serial killer in Detroit 16 years ago has never been identified.

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โ€˜Please speak upโ€™: Shooter still unknown 12 years after pregnant teen killed on Detroit freeway

Read full article: โ€˜Please speak upโ€™: Shooter still unknown 12 years after pregnant teen killed on Detroit freeway

It has been 12 years since Latasha Cheatum, 18, was shot in a drive-by freeway shooting in Detroit. She was pregnant.

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Michigan girl still missing 25 years after mother murdered, found dead in lake; Killer on death row

Read full article: Michigan girl still missing 25 years after mother murdered, found dead in lake; Killer on death row

Shannon Dale Verhage was just 11 months old when she disappeared.

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Woman still unidentified 19 years after body found burning in St. Clair Township dumpster

Read full article: Woman still unidentified 19 years after body found burning in St. Clair Township dumpster

The body of a woman was found burning in a dumpster 19 years ago in St. Clair Township, and police still donโ€™t know who she is.

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Children still missing 8 years after mother murdered in Detroit: โ€˜Theyโ€™re missed tremendouslyโ€™

Read full article: Children still missing 8 years after mother murdered in Detroit: โ€˜Theyโ€™re missed tremendouslyโ€™

The two young children of a Detroit woman who was murdered eight years ago are still missing.

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Brothers, mom arrested nearly 4 years after bloody murder scene led police to body in Pontiac lake

Read full article: Brothers, mom arrested nearly 4 years after bloody murder scene led police to body in Pontiac lake

A Pontiac man, his brother and his mother have been taken into custody nearly four years after fishermen came across a bloody murder scene that helped police discover the body of a 20-year-old man in a lake.

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Detroit man faces murder charge in 1997 slaying of woman

Read full article: Detroit man faces murder charge in 1997 slaying of woman

A Detroit man was charged with first-degree murder Friday in the fatal strangulation of a woman nearly 25 years ago.

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Western Michigan University students help crack 1987 Berrien County murder cold case

Read full article: Western Michigan University students help crack 1987 Berrien County murder cold case

A murder cold case out of Southwestern Michigan had gone unsolved for 35 years -- that is, until a group of Western Michigan University students got involved.

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Indiana man sentenced in 1987 murder in Berrien County, closing cold case

Read full article: Indiana man sentenced in 1987 murder in Berrien County, closing cold case

An Indiana man has been sentenced to decades in prison in connection with a 1987 murder in Southwestern Michigan, effectively closing what was once a cold case.

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A motherโ€™s fight to find her sonโ€™s killer

Read full article: A motherโ€™s fight to find her sonโ€™s killer

Sheโ€™s a mother who tried to rebuild her community and make it safer after her toddlerโ€™s death, only to lose her second son to gun violence.

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Missing fatherโ€™s remains found in Michigan woods 3 years ago: FBI offering $10,000 in cold case

Read full article: Missing fatherโ€™s remains found in Michigan woods 3 years ago: FBI offering $10,000 in cold case

Three years after the remains of a father who had disappeared 13 months prior were found in the woods off of I-94 in Michigan, the FBI is offering $10,000 for information that exposes the murderer.

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Ann Arbor man charged with murder of infant daughter who disappeared in 1982

Read full article: Ann Arbor man charged with murder of infant daughter who disappeared in 1982

A man has been charged with murder of his infant daughter who was last seen in 1982.

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Family searching for answers 9 years after Detroit mother vanished

Read full article: Family searching for answers 9 years after Detroit mother vanished

It has been nine years since a Detroit mother of two was last seen. Her family has never stopped working to get answers.

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What happened in Millington? Officials investigate 1984 disappearance of Pontiac mother

Read full article: What happened in Millington? Officials investigate 1984 disappearance of Pontiac mother

Investigators with the Oakland County Sheriffโ€™s Office are investigating the 1984 disappearance of a Pontiac woman.

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Tipsters come forward as JoAnn Matouk Romain death case sees renewed interest

Read full article: Tipsters come forward as JoAnn Matouk Romain death case sees renewed interest

Itโ€™s been less than a month since Dateline Detroit focused on the death of JoAnn Matouk Romain and the family said people unwilling to talk in the past are starting to come forward.

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JoAnn Matouk Romain death case: Reward increased to $200,000 for arrest

Read full article: JoAnn Matouk Romain death case: Reward increased to $200,000 for arrest

The daughters of JoAnn Matouk Romain announced Monday they have increased the reward they are offering for information leading to the arrest of the person who killed their mother in 2010.

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Dateline Detroit: Secrets of a Small Town -- new revelations in JoAnn Matouk Romainโ€™s mysterious death

Read full article: Dateline Detroit: Secrets of a Small Town -- new revelations in JoAnn Matouk Romainโ€™s mysterious death

In this Local 4 special report youโ€™ll see the new revelations in JoAnn Matouk Romainโ€™s mysterious death that some firmly believe was murder.

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40 years later: Oakland County investigators hope to solve murder of Anne Doroghazi

Read full article: 40 years later: Oakland County investigators hope to solve murder of Anne Doroghazi

Investigators are hoping advancements in technology can help them solve a murder from 40 years ago.

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Family seeks justice in murder of mother killed in 1999 on Detroitโ€™s east side

Read full article: Family seeks justice in murder of mother killed in 1999 on Detroitโ€™s east side

A family is seeking justice for a grandmother who was killed 22 years ago on Detroitโ€™s east side.

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Police reopen 1981 homicide of ex-bartender last seen in Washtenaw County

Read full article: Police reopen 1981 homicide of ex-bartender last seen in Washtenaw County

SALINE, Mich. โ€“ Nearly 40 years later, police are asking for the publicโ€™s help to solve the death of a woman who was last seen leaving a Washtenaw County bar. Mary Alice Ellicott was at the Polar Bear Bar, on U.S. 12 between Clinton and Saline, on Oct. 11, 1981. Her body was found 13 days later in a grassy field, less than 2 miles away, a victim of a homicide. โ€œWhenever you're working on a cold case you have to open up the box and go over everything.โ€No tip is too small. Polar Bear Bar is now known as Thompson Bar & Grill in Saline Township.

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Sterling Heights cold case: Search for answers continues in Laithโ€™s Candy Land killings

Read full article: Sterling Heights cold case: Search for answers continues in Laithโ€™s Candy Land killings

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. โ€“ Investigators are still trying to figure why two people were murdered at Laithโ€™s Candy Land in Sterling Heights back in 2017. Sufian โ€œSamuelโ€ Saba, 51, was found shot to death Nov. 27, 2017 in the office of Laithโ€™s Candy Land, a candy and nut wholesaler off of Mound Road in Sterling Heights. The owner of Laithโ€™s Candy Land was Sam Sabaโ€™s younger cousin, 26-year-old Laith Anki. โ€œI think about it every single day,โ€ said Sterling Heights police Det. โ€œWeโ€™ve toyed around with the idea, was Laith the original target and Sam in the wrong place at the wrong time?

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Karen Drew: Why I decided to cover mysterious death of JoAnn Matouk Romain

Read full article: Karen Drew: Why I decided to cover mysterious death of JoAnn Matouk Romain

On Jan. 12, 2010, Grosse Pointe Farms police reported Matouk Romain walked out of her evening church service at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church on Lake Shore Road, then walked across the street right into Lake St. Clair and killed herself. It is a mystery that has haunted Grosse Pointe Farms and Grosse Pointe Woods for more than a decade: What happened to mother of three JoAnn Matouk Romain? On Jan. 12, 2010, Grosse Pointe Farms police reported Matouk Romain walked out of her evening church service at St. Paul on the Lake Catholic Church on Lake Shore Road, then walked across the street right into Lake St. Clair and killed herself. Hereโ€™s some Insider info from Karen Drew on producing the series and why she took on this story:Karen Drew and photographer John Pompeo. I have to admit, I have never reported on a story with so many twists and turns as the death of Joann Matouk Romain.

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Troy police revisit case of mother who was beaten to death in apartment 42 years ago

Read full article: Troy police revisit case of mother who was beaten to death in apartment 42 years ago

TROY, Mich. โ€“ Police are revisiting the case of a mother who was beaten to death in her apartment 42 years ago. Gail Webster, 48, was living at an apartment in the 1900 block of Dorchester Drive when she was killed. Police believe she was beaten to death with a โ€œblunt objectโ€ on Oct. 28, 1978. READ: Police revisit mysterious fatal beating of mother in Troy apartment from 42 years agoMeghan Lehman runs the Troy Police Department Twitter account. Lehman was working the front desk years ago, when she was a rookie and someone came into ask about a cold case murder -- the murder of Gail Webster.

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Police return to Canton cemetery to collect DNA samples, working to identify homicide victims

Read full article: Police return to Canton cemetery to collect DNA samples, working to identify homicide victims

CANTON, Mich. Police returned to a cemetery on Tuesday where theyve already dug up several bodies in hopes of solving past homicides. Its phase three of Operation United. Sky 4 was over the scene in Canton on Tuesday at the Knollwood Memorial Park as police oversaw the digging up of unidentified remains in an effort to identify victims of homicide. READ: Operation United aims to ID bodies connected to cold casesThe operation started in the spring of 2019. READ: Police dig up bodies at Plymouth cemetery in attempt to identify Detroit homicide victims

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Case of twin babies found dead in Shelby Township in 1967 back under investigation

Read full article: Case of twin babies found dead in Shelby Township in 1967 back under investigation

SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Mich. Theres a renewed push to solve a half-century old cold case. The bodies of a baby boy and girl were found on the side of a Shelby Township road in 1967. The twin babies were found along side of Ryan Road, near Hamlin. It is Shelby Township Police Department Det. If you know anything, contact the Shelby Township Police Department.

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Mother seeks answers 14 years after son murdered in Detroit

Read full article: Mother seeks answers 14 years after son murdered in Detroit

DETROIT A mother is grieving the loss of her 23-year-old son more than 14 years after he was murdered in Detroit -- and police are still trying to solve the case. (They) told me they tried, but they couldnt save him, Linda Berry said. A sketch of the shooter suspected of killing Gavin Early on June 25, 2006. Meanwhile, Linda Berry says she constantly wonders how Gavins life would have turned out if this never happened. Now, Linda Berry says it is her dream to find out who murdered her son that night 14 years ago.

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2 charged 10 years after being considered possible suspects in Waterford Township manโ€™s murder

Read full article: 2 charged 10 years after being considered possible suspects in Waterford Township manโ€™s murder

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ€“ Two men have been charged in connection with the murder of a Waterford Township man more than 10 years after they were initially considered possible suspects in the case, police said. Ruben Guttierrez Jr. lived with his parents in a garage that had been converted into his own living space at their Waterford Township home, police said. Guttierrez was home the night of Nov. 11, 2009, and into the next day, but he remained in his room, according to authorities. He was officially pronounced dead by Waterford Township police. ChargesBarnes and Hobson are both charged with felony murder, armed robbery and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

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Michigan man charged in estranged wifeโ€™s 2006 cold case slaying

Read full article: Michigan man charged in estranged wifeโ€™s 2006 cold case slaying

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. โ€“ A man has been charged with first-degree murder in the slaying of his estranged wife more than a decade ago in western Michigan. Michael Pagel, 55, was arraigned via video Thursday in Grand Rapids. Renee Pagel, 41, was stabbed to death in 2006 in her Courtland Township home, northeast of Grand Rapids. He moved with the coupleโ€™s three children to Saginaw County after the slaying, according to MLive.com. The investigation eventually was turned over to a cold case team.

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Remains found in Michigan might be missing girl from '89

Read full article: Remains found in Michigan might be missing girl from '89

ALLEGAN, Mich. โ€“ Investigators in western Michigan might have discovered the remains of a missing teenager whose adoptive father was recently charged in a 1980 homicide in Virginia. Aundria Bowman was 14 when she disappeared in 1989 in Allegan County. Skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave under cement Wednesday in the county's Monterey Township, Undersheriff Mike Larsen said. News organizations, citing property records, said the land where the remains were found is owned by Dennis Bowman. โ€œDuring the course of (the Doyle) investigation, investigators continued to search for answers as to the whereabouts of Aundria,โ€ Larsen said.

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Michigan AG: โ€˜Not enough evidenceโ€™ to file charges in 1983 cold case

Read full article: Michigan AG: โ€˜Not enough evidenceโ€™ to file charges in 1983 cold case

DETROIT โ€“ The Michigan Attorney General Office will not file charges in a 1983 cold case because of a lack of evidence. Erik Cross, a 16-year-old boy from Vicksburg, Michigan - a small town in West Michigan - was killed in 1983 after attending a party. The Cross family asked the Michigan AGโ€™s office to investigate. Many fear Crossโ€™ death is a cover-upFor years, locals have floated the theory that the death of Erik Cross is being covered up by police and the people involved in the crime. A Facebook group with more than 1,000 members, titled "Justice for Erik Cross," organizes events to keep the story alive.

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