1983 Michigan cold case death investigation now in hands of prosecutors

KALAMAZOO – A cold case investigation in West Michigan is now in the hands of the Kalamazoo prosecutor's office.

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office handed over its investigation into the 1983 death of Erik Cross this week, WOODTV reports.

Brenton Spaulding is a primary person of interest in the 16-year-old’s death.

Michigan cold case: 1983 death of 16-year-old Erik Cross remains unsolved

Erik Cross, a 16-year-old boy from Vicksburg, Michigan - a small town in West Michigan - was killed in 1983 after attending a party.

Cross was struck and killed by a car as he was walking home and was left to die in the road.

Although there have been several leads over the last 34 years, nobody has ever been charged with the killing. 

FULL STORY ON THIS COLD CASE HERE.