Articles tagged: homicide

Attorneys for woman accused of killing her father plan to argue she was insane

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Posted: May 08, 2013

Attorneys defending an Ann Arbor woman accused of stabbing her father multiple times plan to argue she is not guilty by reason of insanity. Read more »

Woman charged with killing her father returns to court Tuesday

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Posted: May 05, 2013

The woman accused of stabbing her father to death last year will return to court Tuesday for a hearing, records show. Read more »

Woman accused of killing baby while driving drunk is free on bond

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Posted: May 02, 2013

A 37-year-old Ypsilanti Township woman accused of killing her 6-week-old son while driving drunk was released from jail on a personal recognizance bond when arraigned on homicide charges earlier this month, court records indicate. Read more »

Man pleads no contest to killing 15-month-old boy in October

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Posted: Apr 15, 2013

On the morning his trial was scheduled to begin, Ypsilanti Township resident Michael Curtiss accepted a similar plea deal he turned down last month and pleaded no contest to killing a 1-year-old boy. Read more »

Julia Niswender case: Few new details emerge

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Posted: Apr 10, 2013

Julia Niswender's body was found in an "unnatural position" in her apartment's bathtub, her family confirmed Wednesday morning. Read more »

Ypsilanti police chief confirms Julia Niswender was drowned in bathtub

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Posted: Apr 09, 2013

Ypsilanti police Chief Amy Walker confirmed Julia Niswender was found drowned in her bathtub and said the department is continuing to actively investigate the case as a homicide. Read more »

Family: EMU student Julia Niswender was drowned in bathtub

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Posted: Apr 09, 2013

Eastern Michigan University student Julia Niswender was found drowned in the bathtub of her off-campus Ypsilanti apartment, her family confirmed Tuesday. Read more »

Police await autopsy results in homicide of Detroit-area man

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Posted: Apr 09, 2013

Ypsilanti police are waiting on the final autopsy report on 46-year-old River Rouge resident John Lawrence as the homicide investigation into his death moves through its second week. Read more »

Suspects in Sunday homicide released from jail as investigation continues

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Posted: Apr 04, 2013

The suspects in a homicide Sunday at the Peninsular Place apartments in Ypsilanti have been released from jail. Read more »

Two suspects in Sunday homicide remain jailed but not arraigned on charges

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Posted: Apr 03, 2013

Two suspects in Sunday's homicide in Ypsilanti remained in the Washtenaw County Jail Wednesday without being arraigned on charges as the investigation into the case continued. Read more »

Officials: Blow from frying pan may not have caused man's death

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Posted: Apr 02, 2013

Officials are still trying to determine exactly how 46-year-old John Lawrence died at the Peninsular Place apartment complex in Ypsilanti Sunday night. Read more »

Two arrested after fight leaves man dead

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Posted: Apr 01, 2013

One man is dead and and a man and woman have been arrested after a fight Sunday night in Ypsilanti, police said. Read more »

Man accused of killing 15-month-old boy rejects plea deal

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Posted: Mar 26, 2013

Michael Curtiss is expected to go to trial after rejecting a plea deal from prosecutors on Tuesday. Read more »

Final pretrial postponed for Ypsilanti Township man charged with murder

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Posted: Mar 26, 2013

Judge Darlene O'Brien rescheduled the final pretrial for a 34-year-old Ypsilanti Township man, a 29-year-old Superior Township man last fall, to May 20. Read more »

Man accused of killing co-worker in Ypsilanti street returns to court Monday

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Posted: Mar 24, 2013

The man accused of killing his co-worker in the middle of an Ypsilanti street last year will return to court for a final pretrial hearing on Monday. Read more »