Yale, MI Area Cold Cases

Name

Randa Jawhari

Age

Cause of Death

Missing

Info

Randa jawhari was last seen on february 10, 2009. Born in lebanon, she was an actress, artist, and writer. Despite health issues, she was known for her free spirit. Missing evidence and poor-quality surveillance footage hinder the investigation.

Agency

Michigan State Police

Name

Gail Webster

Age

25

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Gail was alone in her apartment in the 2900 block of dorchester when she was attacked and beaten to death by an unknown person or persons.Gail’s 25 year old daughter discovered her mother’s lifeless body in the apartment they shared. Troy police and paramedics responded, but there was nothing that could be done. That’s when the investigation that’s spanned four decades began.There were no signs of forced entry, nothing taken from the home and no obvious signs of sexual assault. Gail was bludgeoned in the head with an unknown “blunt object.”the 1978 investigation focused on the men in gail’s life, her then boyfriend, a former boyfriend and her ex-husband. There was no known motive for any of these individuals to kill gail and they were all cleared via polygraph or other means.Gail was described by all interviewed as a friendly and well-liked woman. She was a manager at detroit area landmark susie-q’s, formerly located near woodward and 13 mile road. Gail had no history of involvement in any type of criminal or illicit activity.A suspicious incident occurred prior to the murder, on october 2, 1978. Gail’s 25 year old daughter terry went to piper’s alley, a hotspot previously located at 3250 w. Big beaver. Terry lived with gail, and her apartment keys were stolen from her car while she was in the bar. Later that evening, while terry was still out, an unknown individual was heard by gail jostling her apartment door handle. Gail yelled out to the individual and he or she fled. No person or vehicle was seen.Terry spotted a suspicious vehicle, occupied by two white males, 20 to 25 years old, in the parking lot of piper’s alley on the night the keys were stolen. The vehicle was described as a 1968 to 1970 pontiac tempest or chevy, beat up and rusted, blue/green in color. Terry saw on the morning of the murder saw what she thought was the same vehicle on dorchester near coolidge. The driver of that vehicle had blond hair.

Agency

Troy PD

Name

Athir Putres

Age

63

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

On saturday, february 8, 2014, at approximately 1:30 pm, the clerk working at the clark gas station at rochester and south blvd. Was found shot to death. The victim was identified as athir putres, who was a 63 year old male from rochester hills at the time of his murder. He is survived by his wife and three children. This case currently remains unsolved.

Agency

Troy PD

Name

Heinrich Bachmann

Age

42

Cause of Death

Shooting

Info

Shortly before noon on august 11, 1997, heinrich bachmann was found shot to death in the living room of his home at 4828 butler street in troy. He had spoken to his father around 6:30 pm the previous night.Bachmann, 42 years old at the time of his murder, was the owner of the cass avenue brake service in pontiac. He had taken over the business from his father in 1989.It is believed that bachmann was killed by someone known to him. He was murdered by a single gunshot to the back of his head. There were no signs of forced entry into the home. Two vehicles that he owned were left at the residence and nothing was missing from the home. Only one drawer in a bedroom appeared to have been ransacked. Robbery does not appear to be a motive.

Agency

Troy PD

Name

Christy McKeough

Age

55

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Agency

Clinton Township Police Department

Name

Jim Mckeough

Age

57

Cause of Death

Murder

Info

Agency

Clinton Township Police Department

Name

Diann Tatum

Age

62

Cause of Death

Homicide

Info

On 10/21/1988, diann tatum went missing from her home in jeffersonville, oh. Unidentified remains were found in the area of 7177 marine city airport drive, cottrellville township, mi on 08/06/1994. Those remains were later identified as diann tatum on 03/21/2013.

Agency

Ohio AG