ROSEVILLE, Mich. – The man charged in connection with a Macomb County car crash that led to the discovery of a woman’s body has been convicted of her murder.
A jury found Stephen Freeman guilty of murdering 62-year-old Gabriele Seitz. He was 19 years old at the time of her death.
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Seitz’s body was found in the bed of a pickup truck after an October 2022 car crash in Roseville. Freeman reportedly was driving her truck when he crashed into a semi truck near the intersection of Hayes and Common roads. He ran off and was arrested shortly after.
Authorities said Freeman broke into Seitz’s home when she wasn’t there before the crash. When she got home, prosecutors said an "altercation ensued, resulting in Gabriele Seitz’s death."
On Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, Freeman was convicted of first-degree murder, first-degree home invasion, second-degree criminal sexual conduct, felony murder, concealing the death of an individual and receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
He is expected to be sentenced Oct. 22. He faces possible life in prison.