Posts by Robert Vitale

  (FOX 2) – More disturbing details were revealed in court documents surrounding the disappearance and murder of Rebecca Park. The backstory: Park, 22, was found dead in a wooded area in Northern Michigan in November after being reported missing more than three weeks earlier. Officials allege on Nov. 3, Cortney Bartholomew, 40, and Bradly Bartholomew, 47,…

  CEDAR SPRINGS, Mich. — A mother in Kent County now faces charges of murder and child abuse after she admitted to killing her two-year-old daughter during an interview with detectives. Irene Whitehead was arraigned Monday on the pair of felony charges. The 27-year-old is accused of killing her daughter, Ryleigh Whitehead, on September 3,…

A child was killed and three other people suffered life-threatening injuries, according to police. BRUCE TOWNSHIP, MI — Police now believe alcohol may have played a role in a Thanksgiving Day crash that killed a child and injured multiple others in Macomb County. The crash happened at 5:20 p.m. last Thursday on M-53 (Van Dyke Highway) and…

Teens robbed an elderly woman at knifepoint before chase ensued ROSEVILLE, Mich. – Police have arrested some teenagers who carjacked an elderly woman at knifepoint before fleeing and hiding inside a Sam’s Club in Roseville. The incident occurred on Monday (Nov. 24) at 1:30 p.m. near Masonic and Gratiot Avenue. Police said an investigation revealed the…

EASTPOINTE, Mich. — A registered sex offender is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Eastpointe last month. Andrew Williams, 52, appeared in court on Monday, where prosecutors revealed disturbing new details about the case, including allegations that he had been grooming the child for approximately a year…

A Southeast Michigan doctor was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service in the aftermath of a Florida police investigation involving the solicitation of a sexual relationship with what he thought was a 5-year-old girl. Port St. Lucie police said that one of its detectives was working in an undercover manner, portraying the mother of a…

Two church leaders have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit in an alleged forced labor conspiracy across four states, including Michigan, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 27, as part of what federal authorities called a nationwide takedown on claims…

The Michigan Supreme Court won’t settle a dispute over who gets a frozen embryo in a divorce. The case involved a Michigan couple who disagreed over what to do with their last frozen embryo when they got divorced in 2019. Sarah Markiewicz, 47, wanted to use it to have another child, but David Markiewicz didn’t…

This month, the Michigan Supreme Court announced that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for people under the age of 21 violate the state constitution’s ban on cruel or unusual punishment. The court also held, based on a separate recent decision, that this rule applies retroactively. These decisions are the latest from a court that’s been steadily carving…

Thousands of Americans lose parental rights in the civil foster care courts each year due to abuse, neglect or abandonment — an outcome considered to be the family law equivalent of the death penalty. But on Wednesday, a pair of Michigan parents whose kids are safely housed with relatives will appear before the state’s Supreme…