Woman walking dog discovers body in Detroit

Body found near E. Lafayette St. and McDougall St. on Detroit's east side

DETROIT – A woman walking her dog down a gated path made a gruesome discovery on Detroit's east side.

The woman found a body, and possibly a second, in a gated area next to a cemetery at E. Lafayette St. and McDougall St.

Christopher Thomas, who lives in a gated community near by, says the path is heavily traveled by children, but not much else.

"Well, I see cemetery trucks going through there.  Just maintenance crews, grounds keepers going through every now and then.  But other than that, not so often."

Detroit Police arrived at the scene around 3:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon.  EMS quickly responded, but then left to make way for the homicide investigator and the medical examiner.

The area was closed off by police for an investigation.


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Hank Winchester is Local 4’s Consumer Investigative Reporter and the head of WDIV’s “Help Me Hank” Consumer Unit. Hank works to solve consumer complaints, reveal important recalls and track down thieves who have ripped off people in our community.

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