Wayne County Man Kills Wife, Hides Her Body: Police

Dearborn MI

02 August, 2022

8:54 AM

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SOUTHGATE, MI — A Southgate man was arrested after police said he confessed to killing his wife and dumping her body in Washtenaw County, police said. Officials were seen digging Monday behind a trailer at the West Ridge mobile home park in Superior Township, reports said. The 42-year-old woman was last alive Saturday at her home in Southgate, about 40 miles from where officials found her remains, police said. The 44-year-old husband was a person of interest as investigators searched for the missing woman, police said. "This appears to be an isolated incident stemming from a domestic dispute," Southgate Police said in a news release. "We are working to submit our finding to the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office who will make a decision regarding formal charges."