Michigan man charged with 1st degree murder of Swartz Creek man

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Mich – A Michigan man was charged with 1st degree murder after pleading guilty to killing, mutilating and cannibalizing a college student from Swartz Creek in 2019.

Mark Latunski pleaded guilty in September to stabbing 25-year-old Kevin Bacon in his back, slitting his throat, hanging him by his ankles, removing his testicles and later eating them in his Bennington Township home.

According to officials, Latunski’s sentencing will be on Dec. 15 at 8:30 a.m.

Bacon and Latunski met each other through a dating app. The two officially met in person on Dec. 24, 2019. The family of the 25-year-old reported Bacon missing the next day.

According to officials, Latunski was found competent on May 11, 2022 after initially pleading insanity at the beginning of his trial.