Remains Believed To Be Of Andre Bosse
Man In Jail For 1997 Murder
POSTED: Monday, March 18, 2002
UPDATED: 2:28 pm EST March 18,
2002
METAMORA TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Human remains found in Metamora Township this weekend are believed to be those of missing 11-year-old Andre Bosse.
Bosse (pictured, left) disappeared in 1997 from her Muskegon, Mich., home. Dean Metcalfe (pictured, below) is serving life in prison after pleading no contest to first-degree murder charges, but never led police to her body, Local 4 reported.Bosse was last seen riding her bike on June 17, 1997. Witnesses said that they saw a man following her in a truck. Police immediately began looking for Metcalfe, who was reportedly a neighbor, and father to Bosse's best friend. Metcalfe's cell phone was traced and he soon confessed to the crime, Local 4 reported.Metcalfe was already serving two life sentences for molesting children. His May 1999 sentencing ensured that he would never be paroled, according to Local 4 reports.Metcalfe had mapped out an area for investigators to locate Bosse's body. The location police had previously searched was about one-and-a-half miles away from where the body was found this weekend, Local 4 reported.The skeletal remains were discovered by a person walking through the woods looking for deer sheds Saturday, according to Metamora Township police. 
A bullet and shell casing were also found at the wooded scene, Local 4 reported. Metcalfe had told police that he shot her at the site, the station reported.Michigan State Police said that it appears to be a good clothing match for Bosse. Dental records have also reportedly been matched to Bosse. Police said that they expect to make a positive identification with DNA tests on the remains found by Monday afternoon.The body is expected to be returned to Muskegon Tuesday.Stay with ClickOnDetroit.com and Local First News for the latest developments.
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A bullet and shell casing were also found at the wooded scene, Local 4 reported. Metcalfe had told police that he shot her at the site, the station reported.Michigan State Police said that it appears to be a good clothing match for Bosse. Dental records have also reportedly been matched to Bosse. Police said that they expect to make a positive identification with DNA tests on the remains found by Monday afternoon.The body is expected to be returned to Muskegon Tuesday.Stay with ClickOnDetroit.com and Local First News for the latest developments. Copyright 2007 by ClickOnDetroit.com.
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