ZION FOSTER

The cousin of missing Eastpointe teenager Zion Foster has been released from custody less than one year after being sentenced for lying to police about throwing her body in a dumpster.

The Detroit Police Department has submitted a warrant for murder in the case of Zion Foster.

LENOX, MI – After nearly five months, the search of a landfill for the remains of missing teen Zion Foster has been called off, WXYZ reports. The search did not result in the recovery of a body from Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township, the report said. The landfill search began on May 31. RELATED: Goggles, protective suits: Cops search Michigan landfill for teen’s bodyFoster’s cousin Jaylin Brazier, 23, is in prison for lying to police during the investigation. RELATED: Cousin admits he threw missing Michigan teen’s body in a dumpsterShe was “likely murdered,” Detroit Police Chief James White said in June.

The search for Zion Foster’s remains in a Macomb County landfill has concluded and her body has not been found.

The search for Zion Foster’s remains in a Macomb County landfill has concluded and her body has not been found.

Officials are still searching a landfill in Macomb County for the remains of Zion Foster as her family waits for answers on her disappearance.

The Detroit Police Public Safety Foundation is now calling on the community to raise another $15,000.

Investigators say her body was placed in a dumpster, which was emptied into a garbage truck for a journey to a landfill in Macomb County. Police believe they’re in the right area at Pine Tree Acres landfill, based on GPS readings from the truck and other evidence. It’s a mission that not all police departments would be willing to tackle — and it might not last much longer. Investigators believe Foster is dead and that her body was put in a dumpster, whose contents eventually were dumped at a landfill in Lenox Township. McGinnis said he’s certain the body ended up in a dumpster, based on interviews with Brazier and other evidence.

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Searchers continue to look through debris for the remains of missing 17-year-old Zion Foster, whose body is believed to be in a landfill in Macomb County.

Searchers are beginning the second phase of an operation to locate the remains of missing 17-year-old Zion Foster, whose body is believed to be in a landfill in Macomb County.

Detroit police are expected to start phase two of a massive search of a Lenox Township landfill to find missing Eastpointe teen Zion Foster.

DETROIT - A massive operation undertaken to recover the body of a missing 17-year-old from a Michigan landfill topped $200,000 within the first week, officials said. The Detroit Police Department is relying on donations and police officers volunteering to conduct Operation Justice for Zion. Investigators believe the body of Zion Foster, of Eastpointe, is buried under 75-100 feet of crushed debris at a landfill in Lenox Township near Detroit. She was “likely murdered,” White said, before her body was put in a dumpster that was emptied at the landfill. RELATED: Work begins in landfill search for missing Michigan teenFoster’s cousin Jaylin Brazier, 23, is in prison for lying to police during the investigation.

(CBS DETROIT) – Detroit Police Chief James White says DPD and partnering agencies have been working around-the-clock since Tuesday, making headway in the search to find missing teen Zion Foster. The search led investigators to a piece of mail from Detroit. Friday marks day four of Operation Justice for Zion, an extensive search effort at Pine Tree Landfill in Lenox Township to find the missing 17-year-old. “We’re gonna do everything we possibly can to bring some degree of closure,” White said. From there investigators are shifting and sending materials out for inspection… with careful consideration to not miss an inch.

Authorities announced Friday that the search for the body of 17-year-old Zion Foster at a landfill in Lenox Township has led to the discovery of a piece of mail that indicates police are looking in the right area.

LENOX TOWNSHIP, MI – The search for the body of missing Michigan teenager Zion Foster began Tuesday at a Detroit-area landfill, The Associated Press reports. Investigators believe she is dead, and her body was put in a dumpster that was emptied at a landfill in Macomb County’s Lenox Township. RELATED: Landfill to be searched for body of 17-year-old missing since JanuaryThe first phase of the search could take two weeks, AP reports. It involves building a road, removing 20 feet of debris and constructing a deck to inspect the materials, police said. RELATED: Cousin admits he threw missing Michigan teen’s body in a dumpsterRELATED: Missing Michigan teen’s cousin accused of lying to police

Operation Justice for Zion is going to take a lot of manpower, 70 people a day for six to eight weeks, digging through a mountain of debris.

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Detroit police expected to start a massive search of a Lenox Township landfill to find missing Eastpointe teen Zion Foster.

Community search efforts organized by Shabazz helped crack the cases of missing Eastpointe teen Zion Foster, and 32-year-old Latima Warren, who was found dismembered in her home.

The Detroit Public Safety Foundation is asking for people to donate to help with the recovery efforts of 17-year-old Zion Foster.

LENOX TOWNSHIP, MI – Police believe they know the location of the body of a 17-year-old girl who has been missing for months – a landfill in Lenox Township near Detroit, The Associated Press reports. Investigators believe her body was put in a dumpster, which was eventually emptied at the landfill, the report said. “I wish I could get into the specifics and details,” Detroit police Commander Michael McGinnis told reporters at a news conference on Thursday. “If I could, you’d all be as disgusted as we are with this case.”Foster’s cousin Jaylin Brazier, 23, is in prison for lying to police during the investigation. RELATED: Cousin admits he threw missing Michigan teen’s body in a dumpsterRELATED: Missing Michigan teen’s cousin accused of lying to police

Detroit police are planning a massive search of a Lenox Township landfill to find missing Eastpointe teen Zion Foster.

Detroit PoliceAfter five months of searching, investigators in Michigan believe they are one step closer to solving the death of Zion Foster, a 17-year-old girl whose sudden disappearance not only rocked the small town of Eastpointe, but also drove a family apart.On Thursday, police zeroed in on the spot where they believe the teen’s body is buried 100 feet beneath the surface, WXYZ reported, possibly providing crucial answers after Foster’s cousin offered a sensational story for her death. Fost

Multiple law enforcement and other agencies come together in search of missing Eastpointe teen Zion Foster remains.

DETROIT – A confession has led police to the body of a 17-year-old Michigan girl who had been missing since January, WXYZ Detroit reports. The body of Zion Foster, of Eastpointe, was deeply buried, police said. In March, Brazier admitted to throwing Foster’s body in a dumpster after she suddenly died while they were together. It’s unclear if the confession leading to the body came from Brazier or someone else. RELATED: Cousin admits he threw missing Michigan teen’s body in a dumpsterRELATED: Missing Michigan teen’s cousin accused of lying to policeThe cause of death has not been released.

An Eastpointe mother who spent weeks searching for her missing teenage daughter only to find out her cousin had thrown the girl’s body in a dumpster delivered a powerful victim impact statement Wednesday in court.

EASTPOINTE, MI – It’s now clear that a teen who has been missing for nearly three months is dead, FOX 2 Detroit reports. Her cousin, Jaylin Brazier, 23, has been a person of interest in the case from early on. RELATED: Cousin convicted of lying to police about missing Michigan teenFoster had gone to see Brazier on Jan. 4 and never returned home, the report said. He panicked and threw her body in a dumpster, he said. RELATED: Missing Michigan teen’s cousin accused of lying to policeThe cause of Foster’s death is unknown as her body has not been found, the report said.

Prosecutors are questioning whether Eastpointe teenager Zion Foster was really dead when her cousin threw her body in a dumpster.

A clearer picture of what happened the day Eastpointe teen Zion Foster disappeared and where her body might be started to emerge during the sentencing for her cousin.

An Eastpointe mother who spent weeks searching for her missing teenage daughter only to find out her cousin had thrown the girl’s body in a dumpster delivered a powerful victim impact statement Wednesday in court.

The cousin of a missing Eastpointe teenager was sentenced Wednesday for lying to police before he ultimately admitted that he had thrown her body in a dumpster weeks earlier because she stopped breathing while they were smoking marijuana.

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Foster’s mother says she’s living with a pain that’s unbearable because for weeks she says she’s known about what allegedly happened the night of January 4th, but she kept the grisly details to herself to protect the investigation.

EASTPOINTE, MI – A man accused of lying to police about his missing teenage cousin was convicted on a no-contest plea, The Associated Press reports. His cousin 17-year-old Zion Foster from Eastpointe was last seen on Jan. 4 wearing her restaurant work uniform. She remains missing and police believe she was killed, although no one has been charged with her death. RELATED: Missing Michigan teen’s cousin accused of lying to policeBrazier’s no-contest plea means he did not admit or deny the charge of lying to police. Foster was about to graduate from high school and was weighing where to attend college – she wouldn’t disappear on her own, said James Royster, her father.

Detroit Police have not confirmed to CW50 that a confession was made.

EASTPOINTE, MI – A Detroit man was charged Monday with lying to police amid an investigation to find his missing cousin, The Associated Press reports. The accused is a cousin of Zion Foster, 17, of Eastpointe, the report said. She was wearing a Detroit Wing Company uniform when she was last seen on Jan. 4. Jaylin Brazier, 21, was arraigned on Monday on charges of one count of lying to a peace officer in a violent crime investigation and one count of lying to a peace officer, WDIV Local 4 reports. Brazier’s lawyer told the AP that he “vehemently denies” lying.

The cousin of a teenage girl who went missing from Eastpointe has been charged with lying to a peace officer in the investigation.

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The 21-year-old is accused of one count of lying to a peace officer in a violent crime investigation, a four-year felony and one count of lying to a peace officer during a felony investigation, a two-year prison sentence.

The cousin of a teenage girl who went missing from Eastpointe was arrested Saturday on a felony warrant related to the case.

There have been multiple new developments in the disappearance of a 17-year-old from Eastpointe.

A family was joined by community members on Monday as the canvassed a neighborhood on Detroit’s west side for a missing 17-year-old girl.

Tamala Wells was last seen August 2012. Jasmine Moody has been gone since December 2014 and Latima Warren vanished last month. Now, 17-year-old Zion Foster is added to the list.

She was last seen wearing her Detroit Wing Company uniform, a black sweatshirt, black pants and black shoes.

Eastpointe police are searching for a missing girl whose family believes she is being held against her will.