Headless Body Found In Manhole
Headless Body Found In Manhole POSTED: 11:47 am EST November 26, 2007 UPDATED: 7:57 am EST November 27, 2007 DETROIT -- The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a decapitated man’s body found inside a manhole on Monday morning. The Wayne County Water Department told Local 4 they found the headless body in a manhole in an alley near Kercheval and Montclair streets on Detroit’s eastside. The water department said it was called to the area to investigate reports of backed up sewage. “I noticed it last night, it was like it didn’t want to go down,” said a neighbor. Police said the body has been taken to the Wayne County medical examiner’s office, where they will attempt to determine how long the body has been down there. However, police said it will be difficult to ID the body because the head, hands and feet have been cut off. Police said they were able to determine it was a white man, who was wearing only underwear. A full-scale investigation has been launched. “I live across the street, and it’s frightening,” a neighbor told Local 4. http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/14693688/detail.html

Wednesday, November 28, 2007 Detroit Police seek parts of body Medical examiner says torso found without head, hands and feet is that of woman 30-40 years old. Darren A. Nichols / The Detroit News DETROIT -- City police on Tuesday warned suburban officers to be on the lookout for missing body parts, one day after a headless, footless and handless woman's torso was found in a sewer in an east side alley. Medical examiners also Tuesday confirmed the victim, whom police said wore only underpants, was 30-40 years old. Monday, police gave conflicting accounts of the gender. Police have yet to recover any other body parts. Since the torso lacks fingerprints, officers haven't identified the woman, but hope the torso contains clues. The medical examiner's office won't end its investigation until at least today. It may shed light on the cause of death, which remains unknown. "We're hoping there are some ID marks that we can put out to the public," said Sgt. Eren Stephens-Bell. The mystery began about 10 a.m. Monday when a Detroit Water and Sewerage inspector found the torso about 10 a.m. in an alley behind the Rising Saints God in Christ Church near Kercheval and Montclair. Residents complained for days about an odor and investigators believe the body was there for more than a week. Investigators now believe the victim was not killed or cut at the site. There was no blood found nearby. The gruesome discovery is the second this month in Metro Detroit involving a headless torso mutilated in an apparent effort to conceal the victim's identity. Two suburban Wayne County teens face a hearing on Friday on claims they killed a River Rouge bouncer, cut off his head and burned his hands and feet. Investigators needed three days to find all the body parts but were able to identify the victim as Daniel Sorensen, 26, from a sole fingerprint. Jean Pierre Orlewicz, 17, of Plymouth and Alexander James Letkemann, 18, of Westland remain jailed and face multiple charges that could imprison them for life. Freelance writer David Grant contributed to this report. You can reach Darren A. Nichols at (734) 462-2190 or dnichols@detnews.com. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071128/METRO01/711280392/1410/METRO01