Woman found dead in Indiana pond was put in suitcase
A woman found dead today in an Indiana pond, who is believed to be 45-year-old Dawn Fital of Pittsfield Township, was bound with duct tape, placed in a suitcase and thrown into the pond, Lake County Chief Deputy Coroner P.J. Adams said.
Dawn Fital
"We think we know the cause of death," Adams said, but he declined to elaborate. He also declined to say whether the woman had traumatic injuries. Adams said the body, found at 9:13 a.m., was in the retention pond behind a Toys ‘R’ Us store off Route 30 between Hobart and Merrillville. It had been there for a couple of days, he said.
Fital's boyfriend, Greg Noack, 44, of Pittsfield Township, is being held at the Lake County Jail. Merrillville, Ind., police said they had probable cause to arrest Noack for murder on Tuesday after someone reported seeing him acting suspiciously behind a bank.
Police interviewed Noack and asked Pittsfield Township police to do a welfare check on Fital. Township police spent much of Wednesday searching an apartment in the Arbor Knoll complex on Michigan Avenue, where Fital lived with her boyfriend and ex-husband Patrick Fital.
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The FBI, Michigan State Police and other agencies are assisting in the investigation, township police said.
Fital, a mother of four, is a championship pool player who regularly traveled to compete across the country.
Anyone with information on the incident can call township police at (734) 822-4911.
Comments
actionjackson
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 10:46 p.m.
My thoughts and sympathy for her family. Victims of a crime involving murder are so hurtful to so many. With Deepest Symathy, ActionJackson
Pika
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 8:27 p.m.
What an horrible nightmare! I feel for her family. I hope they nail the guy but good.
halflight
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 8:09 p.m.
Roadman wrote: "Do they allege that she was killed in Washtenaw County and transported to Indiana for disposal? Why else would the local Prosecutor's Office want to consider charges?" If the Washtenaw County Prosecutor's Office is seeking a warrant for murder, that means that the prosecutor believes that there is probable cause that the murder was committed in Washtenaw County; otherwise, there wouldn't be jurisdiction here. The body was found in Indiana. The only way I can make sense of those facts is if the body was transported, even if the prosecutor hasn't alleged that.
15crown00
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 8:06 p.m.
what a terrible way to die.whoever did it deserves the same fate.
onlooker
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 7:53 p.m.
Geez o Pete people! This a horrible tragedy, lets try and focus our attention on sending out our prayers to the family that will have the bear the weight of this horrendous crime.
Cash
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 6:37 p.m.
Lee, I'm normally supportive but come on. A new headline to state that the body was wrapped in duct tape and stuffed in a suitcase? Couldn't we just add to the last article and give a new update time? This smacks of sensationalism to me. Maybe I'm wrong, but it's my opinion.
EyeHeartA2
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 7:45 p.m.
Totally agree. We have two reporters covering the same stuff and posting a new story on it any time the slightest new information comes out. Please update a few stories and let it go at that.
leezee
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 6:05 p.m.
Your post is posted twice. Not that I mind, but since you are so particular, I thought you would want to know.
John B.
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 6:03 p.m.
This story is posted twice.
Roadman
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 6:03 p.m.
Do they allege that she was killed in Washtenaw County and transported to Indiana for disposal? Why else would the local Prosecutor's Office want to consider charges?
John B.
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 6:02 p.m.
This story is posted twice.
onlooker
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 7:49 p.m.
If you read both of the stories they are not identical.
tdw
Thu, Jun 16, 2011 : 7:01 p.m.
Ok we have a dead woman and all you're concerned about is that the story is posted twice ? gez....