Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Police briefs 09/11/01

l A 21-year-old male student reported Sunday that he has received more than 20 harassing phone calls and 13 harassing voice mail messages since Aug. 25, said MSU Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor. The student, a resident of Phillips Hall, said he could often hear movies and a woman screaming in the background. The voice was disguised on some of the calls. Police have no suspects.l Detectives collected hair samples from a man they say is a suspect in the 31-year-old death of Lansing’s Laurie Murninghan.Murninghan, the daughter of former Lansing Mayor Max Murninghan, was abducted July 7, 1970, from her job at Gallagher’s Gifts and Antiques Shop in Lansing.Police discovered hair that didn’t belong to her after her body was exhumed Aug. 8.DNA tests using the collected hair samples from the 54-year-old suspect will likely connect him to the case or clear him of any wrongdoing, said Lt. Ray Hall of the Lansing Police Department.Hall said it could take weeks or months for results to come back from the Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division laboratory performing the tests.“This is an exciting time to work in law enforcement,” Hall said. “We’re able to open up cases and determine whether there is any potential of investigation. (DNA) serves purposes to eliminate suspects and identify suspects.“It can bring closure for the community and the family.”

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