Missing mom of 8's blood and hair found in car
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Court documents lay out the why detectives believe a Portage mother of eight was the victim of a homicide and evidence that her boyfriend was involved. Heather Kelley, 35,...
View ArticleTimeline: The disappearance of Heather Kelley
PORTAGE, Mich. (WOOD) — Heather Kelley, a mother of eight, was last seen Dec. 10, 2022, and was reported missing the next day, about the same time her car was found on fire and with her blood and hair...
View ArticleBoyfriend's tether off for hours when mom of 8 vanished
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — If detectives in Kalamazoo County are building a case against Heather Kelley's boyfriend in her homicide, they may need to act quickly. Federal court records show Kelley's...
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Conklin girl’s killer may get shot at freedom after 45 years
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On a summer morning in 1978, Tammi Lea Pearo hopped on her bike and took off for the corner store in the nearby town of Conklin. She never came back. She was 13 years old....
View ArticleAG asks judge to release man decades after Kalamazoo County killings
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The Michigan Attorney General's Office says Jeff Titus, convicted of killing two hunters in Kalamazoo County in 1990, should be immediately released from prison after...
View ArticleIce storm delays release of wrongfully convicted man
COLDWATER, Mich. (WOOD) — Two men waited outside the Lakeland Correctional Facility early Thursday to welcome Jeff Titus to freedom 21 years after he was convicted of two murders that evidence now...
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'I'm free': Man released after 21 years in prison
COLDWATER, Mich. (WOOD) — Thrilled and at times tearful, a man the state now says was wrongfully convicted of a Kalamazoo County double murder walked free Friday after 21 years. "I've been doing an...
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Widow 'glad' man released 21 years after murder conviction
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The widow of one of two hunters shot and killed in Kalamazoo County in 1990 agrees with the release of the man convicted of those murders, saying she was skeptical of the...
View Article'Guilty as sin' or 'innocent man': Cold case detectives disagree
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A former cold case detective who investigated the 1990 murders of two hunters in Kalamazoo County said a federal judge was wrong to release Jeff Titus from prison. But...
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Two weeks of freedom: Fresh air, doughnuts and a clean shave
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — Two weeks after Jeff Titus's release from prison, the man wrongfully convicted of two 1990 murders stood in the woods with a battery-powered shaver. "I said I was going to...
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Parent alert: Teens dying by suicide amid sextortion scams
For help, or to report sextortion, call ,1-800-THE-LOST, 1-800-CALL-FBI or 1-866-347-2423. Submit tips online at https://tips.fbi.gov or https://www.ice.gov/webform/ice-tip-form For 24-hour suicide...
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'Disgusting' anti-Jewish flyers dropped in Caledonia-area subdivisions
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Katie Harrington was in the kitchen baking Sunday afternoon when she overheard her 6-year-old son and the neighbor boy who'd stopped by to play. "I heard (the words)...
View ArticleSchool district's quiet removal of controversial books reversed
Correction: A previous version of this article said the office of instruction administrator acted unilaterally. This is incorrect. The administrator spoke with the superintendent before removing the...
View Article'I am sorry': Superintendent admits to pulling some LGBTQ books
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In an email to staff at Forest Hills Public Schools, superintendent Dan Behm apologized for pulling six controversial books from libraries, including some that cover LGBTQ...
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Records in Jeff Titus case: Cold case team knew of alternate suspect
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — The recent release of Jeff Titus from prison 21 years after his wrongful conviction in a double murder was based on a single file labeled "serial killer" that a judge ruled...
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Timeline: The case against Jeff Titus in 1990 murders
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In 1990, two hunters were killed in Kalamazoo County. More than a decade later, a man was convicted. Jeff Titus spent 21 years in prison before a judge ruled he was...
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Beware of 'brushing' scam that sends free stuff, unsolicited
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — It's a scam that may seem harmless at first, even fun. Who doesn't want Amazon to deliver free products to their doorstep? But consumer watchdogs say it's a scam called...
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Crash that killed two Amish children raises questions about buggy safety
MANTON, Mich. (WOOD) — A wagon bearing two small caskets covered in tarp rounded the corner, leading a funeral procession for two young Amish children just outside the small town of Manton, north of...
View ArticleCops never flagged for homicide suspect's dead tether
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — A man under investigation in the death of Kalamazoo County mother of eight Heather Kelley has been indicted on a federal charge of escaping a halfway house at the time of her...
View ArticleMuskegon County Jail guards agree to plea deal in death of inmate
MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — Four jail guards accused of neglecting an inmate as he lay dying in the Muskegon County Jail have agreed to a plea deal with the Michigan Attorney General's Office. The...
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