News Article - 6/21/2006
AWAITING AUTOPSY
Victim's Name Withheld Until Results Forwarded
Gaylord--Authorities say it could be up to two weeks before autopsy results are available for identifying the name and the cause of death for the victim whose body was found in a structure fire last week in a remote area of Corwith Township.
Michigan State Police Det./Sgt. Kevin Day, who is leading the investigation, said an autopsy of the victim's remains is necessary to make a positive identification. Day said the Gaylord MSP Post will not be releasing the name of the victim until it has received autopsy results.
On Tuesday Day said forensic pathologist Dr. Brian Hunter had completed an autopsy of the remains Monday at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Day said the family of the of the individual whom they have reason to believe died in the fire also has been located and notified of the death.
Investigators with the Gaylord MSP Fire Investigation Unit are still investigating the cause of Thursday's late night blaze and are expected to have the investigation completed by the beginning of next week.
The fire was reported around 11:20 p.m. after an unknown woman, identifying herself at a neighbor's home as the fiance of the victim, allegedly claimed he had set fire to the small cabin, located about a quarter-mile off of Whitehouse Trail and north of Whitmarsh Road, then shot himself in the head.
Day said the woman, whom he declined to identify, had been released from Otsego Memorial Hospital where she had been taken Thursday night. Neighbor Annette Apperson, who gave aid to the unidentified woman, said although she did not seem to be injured, she was hysterical when she came to Apperson's door.
Firefighters from the Corwith Township Fire Dept. and Otsego County Fire Dept.. Battled the blaze, which was engulfed in flames when they arrived. They were unable to save the structure.
A MSP news release said troopers were dispatched to the cabin at 6420 Whitehouse Trail, about six miles southeast of Vanderbilt, to investigate a structure fire where possible gunshots had been heard. Troopers reported the sound of gunfire may have been from ammunition set off by the heat of the fire.
Apperson said she had heard two shots prior to the fire and that around 11:10 p.m. the victim's girlfriend knocked at her door seeking help.
Victim's Name Withheld Until Results Forwarded
Gaylord--Authorities say it could be up to two weeks before autopsy results are available for identifying the name and the cause of death for the victim whose body was found in a structure fire last week in a remote area of Corwith Township.
Michigan State Police Det./Sgt. Kevin Day, who is leading the investigation, said an autopsy of the victim's remains is necessary to make a positive identification. Day said the Gaylord MSP Post will not be releasing the name of the victim until it has received autopsy results.
On Tuesday Day said forensic pathologist Dr. Brian Hunter had completed an autopsy of the remains Monday at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. Day said the family of the of the individual whom they have reason to believe died in the fire also has been located and notified of the death.
Investigators with the Gaylord MSP Fire Investigation Unit are still investigating the cause of Thursday's late night blaze and are expected to have the investigation completed by the beginning of next week.
The fire was reported around 11:20 p.m. after an unknown woman, identifying herself at a neighbor's home as the fiance of the victim, allegedly claimed he had set fire to the small cabin, located about a quarter-mile off of Whitehouse Trail and north of Whitmarsh Road, then shot himself in the head.
Day said the woman, whom he declined to identify, had been released from Otsego Memorial Hospital where she had been taken Thursday night. Neighbor Annette Apperson, who gave aid to the unidentified woman, said although she did not seem to be injured, she was hysterical when she came to Apperson's door.
Firefighters from the Corwith Township Fire Dept. and Otsego County Fire Dept.. Battled the blaze, which was engulfed in flames when they arrived. They were unable to save the structure.
A MSP news release said troopers were dispatched to the cabin at 6420 Whitehouse Trail, about six miles southeast of Vanderbilt, to investigate a structure fire where possible gunshots had been heard. Troopers reported the sound of gunfire may have been from ammunition set off by the heat of the fire.
Apperson said she had heard two shots prior to the fire and that around 11:10 p.m. the victim's girlfriend knocked at her door seeking help.
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