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Man charged after Michigan woman, teen sons murdered in their home
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan/Court TV) — Prosecutors have charged a Michigan man after a woman and her teenage sons were found dead... More
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Prosecutors will not retry Christopher Schurr for death of Patrick Lyoya
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker says he will drop the second-degree murder charge against Christopher Schurr. Schurr, a... More
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Judge declares mistrial in ex-officer Christopher Schurr’s murder trial
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Judge Christina Mims has declared a mistrial in the trial of Christopher Schurr after the jury was... More
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Mother of Skelton brothers petitions to have them declared legally dead
ADRIAN, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan/Court TV) — The mother of three brothers who went missing the day after Thanksgiving in 2010 is asking the... More
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Marine Corps recruiter accused of breaking into home, stabbing girl
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Courts levied a $2M cash-only bond against Ricardo Castillo Monday afternoon as disturbing details were revealed about... More
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Man sentenced for killing and mutilating girlfriend, sexually assaulting inmate
CENTREVILLE, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — A Michigan man will spend decades in prison for killing and mutilating his girlfriend, then sexually assaulting a... More
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Man accused of sexually assaulting Italian teen he lured overseas with fake au pair job
EAST LANSING, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — A man living in Lansing is staring down the possibility of life in prison, charged with luring... More
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Preliminary hearing in Patrick Lyoya killing set for July 18
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Christopher Schurr, the former Grand Rapids Police Department officer accused of shooting and killing Patrick Lyoya in... More
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Michigan man accused of killing wife, three children
AUSTIN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Deputies have identified a mother and her three young children who were shot and killed Friday in... More
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Court docs: S.C. man arrested for allegedly driving to Michigan to assault teen girl
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Investigators with Homeland Security arrested a registered sex offender from South Carolina Tuesday, after they say... More
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Independent autopsy shows police officer shot Lyoya in back of head
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Attorneys for the family of Patrick Lyoya say an independent autopsy confirms Patrick was shot in the... More
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Michigan man found guilty of torture, murder of teen girl
BARRY COUNTY, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — A Michigan man has been found guilty of murdering and torturing a woman in 2021. The Barry... More
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Grand Rapids police release video in which officer shoots Patrick Lyoya in the head
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Video footage released by the Grand Rapids Police Department shows an officer shooting Patrick Lyoya in the... More
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Grand Rapids police to release video of Patrick Lyoya killing
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — The community is preparing for the release of the video showing the deadly police shooting of Patrick... More
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Son accused of murdering 82-year-old father arrested in Kalamazoo
PORTAGE, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — A Michigan man sought in the murder of his 82-year-old father has been arrested. 56-year-old Scott Sterffy was... More
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Murder charges filed in 2005 death of pregnant woman
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (Scripps News West Michigan) — Murder charges have been filed against a suspected serial killer for the 2005 death of a Battle... More