UPDATE: Fiancé of Missing Pregnant Wexford County Woman and Her Sister Are In Custody After Body Found in Manistee National Forest
Body discovered in the Manistee National Forest as detectives continue questioning the missing woman’s fiancé.
UPDATE— Rebecca Park’s sister, Kimberly Park, appeared Wednesday in 84th District Court in Wexford County for arraignment on charges of tampering with evidence, lying to a police officer and filing a false report. The judge set her bond at seventy five thousand dollars cash or surety.
WEXFORD COUNTY Mich. Authorities say the fiancé of a pregnant woman who vanished more than three weeks ago has been taken into custody after searchers discovered a body in the Manistee National Forest.
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Investigators confirmed Tuesday that a body was located in a remote part of the forest in Boon during an ongoing search for 22 year old Rebecca Park. Park was last seen on November 4 and her disappearance prompted extensive searches across northern Michigan.
The Wexford County Sheriff’s Office said Park’s fiancé, 35 year old Christopher Huspen, was arrested earlier in the day on unrelated warrants. Detectives say he remains a person of interest as they continue processing evidence connected to the case.
Authorities said formal identification of the body is still underway and have not released a cause of death. The Michigan State Police Crime Lab is assisting with the investigation.
Search teams including volunteers had spent weeks combing through rural areas after friends and family reported that Park’s sudden disappearance was out of character. Her vehicle was later located in a wooded area near Boon which intensified the search effort.
Officials say more information will be released once the medical examiner completes the autopsy. The investigation is ongoing.