Unsolved homicide cases in Michigan
Case Information Name: Darrin Wyatt Date: January 18, 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan 24 year old Darrin Wyatt was murdered during a home invasion on January 18, 2016 at 3:20 am. The incident took place in the 5800 block of Vancourt Ave. near West Warren Ave. on the west side of Detroit. Darrin Wyatt was asleep…
Case Information Name: Jaqueline Shelton Date: March 6, 2016 Location: Pontiac, Michigan Jaqueline Shelton was found murdered in her home on March 6, 2016. The incident occurred on Putnam near W. Rundell Avenue in Pontiac, Michigan. Her body was found by her cousin at 12:05 pm. Shelton died from blunt force trauma to the head….
Name: Daran Burkes Date: October 9, 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan Daran Burkes was shot and murdered on October 9, 2016 on Detroit’s west side. The incident occurred at 4:20 p.m. on Fenkell between Freeland and Ardmore Streets. Daran was shot in broad daylight while walking down the sidewalk. The suspect was captured on surveillance video…
Case Information Name: Christine Paddock Date: April 22, 2004 Location: Schoolcraft Township, Michigan Christine Paddock was found beaten, strangled, and dumped in the woods of southern Kalamazoo County on April 22, 2004. Her body was discovered by waterworks employees at the edge of a farm field in Schoolcraft Township near near E. V Avenue and…
Name: Doreen Askins Date: October 20, 2008 Location: Detroit, Michigan Doreen Askins was killed in an arson fire on October 20, 2008 on Detroit’s west side. The incident occurred in the 6500 block of Forrer near Greenfield and Warren Avenue. The incident occurred at 4 a.m. when the vacant house next to Doreen’s home was…
Name: DaJuandre Copeland Date: April 18, 2012 Location: Detroit, Michigan DaJuandre Copeland was shot on April 18, 2012 on the west side of Detroit . The incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. at the Dynasty Lounge (now known as Hangovers Lounge) located at 20143 Livernois Avenue. Dajuandre died from his injuries a month later on May…
Name: Nikolla Berishaj Date: November 9, 2016 Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan 33 year old Nikolla Berishaj was murdered on November 9, 2016 in Sterling Heights. The incident took place at the Golfpointe Village Condominium complex, in the 13330 block of Denver Circle North near Schoenherr and Plumbrook Roads. Nikolla was sitting in a vehicle when…
Case Information Name: Sean Goss Date: August 1, 2017 Location: Detroit, Michigan 48 year old Sean Goss was found murdered on August 1, 2017 on Detroit’s west side. His remains were found in the basement of a vacant house located at 6103 Hecla near West Grand Boulevard and Rosa Parks Boulevard. Sean’s body was found…
Name: Dajuan Arrington Date: November 30, 2016 Location: Detroit, Michigan Dajuan Arrington was murdered on November 30, 2016. The incident took place at 9:25 pm at the Family Dollar store located at 12603 Dexter Avenue, south of W. Davison St. between Leslie St. and Fullerton Ave., on the west side of Detroit. Dajuan was headed…
Case Information Name: Steven Cal Date: March 8, 2009 Location: Commerce Township, Michigan Steven Cal was murdered in his garage around 3 am on March 8, 2009. The incident took place at his residence on Callie Drive in Commerce Township. Cal was returning home from a bar when he was shot after pulling into his…
Name: Brittany Brown Date: March 22, 2014 Location: Detroit, Michigan Brittany Brown was found murdered on March 22, 2014 on Detroit’s west side. Her body was found in a duffel bag in the 15000 block of Kentucky Street, near Wyoming and the Lodge Freeway. Brown had been raped, tied up and set on fire. Brown…
Name: Kiah Hopson Date: December 9, 2017 Location: Sterling Heights, Michigan 24 year old Kiah Hopson was found murdered on December 9, 2017 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. The incident took place at 7:45 am on Parkside Circle, in the Van Dyke and 19 Mile Road area. Hopson was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the…