NewsJune 26, 2013
Body in Missouri forest confirmed as Michigan man
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- Missouri authorities have confirmed that a body found in a remote area of the Mark Twain National Forest is that of a Michigan man missing since winter. Search dogs on Sunday found decomposed remains that Carter County, Mo., authorities say are those of 49-yest-old Fred Byrne of Big Rapids, Mich...
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BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- Missouri authorities have confirmed that a body found in a remote area of the Mark Twain National Forest is that of a Michigan man missing since winter.
Search dogs on Sunday found decomposed remains that Carter County, Mo., authorities say are those of 49-yest-old Fred Byrne of Big Rapids, Mich.
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Byrne dropped off his son at Hope College in Holland, Mich., on Feb. 12, then visited his mother in Holland. He wasn't seen since.
WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids, Mich., said an autopsy Tuesday confirmed the remains belong to Byrne.
Byrne was a lawyer and a prominent member of the Big Rapids community, serving on the city's parks board. His wife Diana is president of the Big Rapids school board.
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