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Fox News
4 days ago
- Fox News
Teen's body found under suspicious circumstances at Detroit area cemetery prompts investigation
The body of a missing 15-year-old boy was discovered this week at a Detroit cemetery under suspicious circumstances. Lawrence Dowl, 15, was reported missing by his family on Wednesday after he did not return home, according to a report from affiliate FOX 2 Detroit. Detroit and Michigan State Police joined the search Thursday before Dowl's body was discovered at a local cemetery. Detectives told WDIV Dowl was "wearing gloves and what we believe to be some kind of ski mask," and the case is being investigated as a homicide. Dowl's family said he disappeared Tuesday after getting into a white Dodge Durango on the city's west side, according to FOX 2. He was reported missing the following day. The family added there was no way to track him, as he left his cell phone at home, according to the report. Police received a tip about the park in the area, which police and troopers searched with K9s prior to the discovery. Dowl's aunt, Lamisha Pullom, told FOX 2 Dowl and another boy were dropped off before they started walking. "We were told by a friend or supposed to be a friend, the person who was driving the car, that they dropped him and another boy off in this area and they took off walking," Pullom said. It is unclear if any suspects have been identified. Dowl's cause of death has not yet been released. The Detroit Police Department did not immediately respond to inquiries from Fox News Digital.
New York Post
4 days ago
- New York Post
Body of missing 15-year-old found in Detroit cemetery in suspected homicide
A missing 15-year-old boy has been found dead in a Detroit cemetery wearing gloves and a ski mask, according to cops, who are treating it as a homicide. Lawrence Dowl's remains were found by someone visiting the final resting place of a loved one at Mt. Hazel Cemetery on Thursday, two days after the teen was last seen getting into a car, WDIV reported. 'The individual who we located inside of the cemetery was wearing gloves and what we believe to be some kind of ski mask,' Captain Marcus Thirlkill of Detroit's homicide division told the outlet.. Advertisement 'We are very early in the investigation into this matter but at this time we are investigating this case as a homicide,' he added. 3 The teenager's body was reported to police by a person visiting a loved one at the cemetery. WDIV ClickOnDetroit 3 Lawrence was last seen on Tuesday and reported missing on Wednesday. WDIV ClickOnDetroit Advertisement 3 Lawrence Dowl's aunt said he was last seen getting into a car. Family handout Authorities have not released any additional details. The teenager had last been seen on Tuesday when he entered a white Dodge Durango in the area, family members told Fox 2 Detroit. He left his phone at home, making ot impossible to track him. 'We were told by a friend or supposed to be a friend, the person who was driving the car, that they dropped him and another boy off in this area and they took off walking,' she told Fox 2. Advertisement He was reported missing on Wednesday, sparking a wide search from the Detroit Police Department and Michigan State Police.
