Human Remains Recovered in Holmes Township

Detectives from the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office report that human remains were recovered from a wooded location in Holmes Township on Wednesday, May 10^th.  At 6:22p.m.  the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to the discovery of partial skeletal remains at a residential property on Swanson Road Number 24.5 in Holmes Township. Deputies responded to the scene and confirmed the presence of a human skull. With the assistance of a cadaver dog, law enforcement agencies worked into the following afternoon to attempt to locate additional remains. While the remains have not been scientifically identified yet, probable identification has been made. Although the case remains under investigation, no foul play is suspected at this time. The Menominee County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by personnel from the Michigan State Police – Gladstone and Iron Mountain Posts, the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, the Menominee Police Department’s Robotics Unit, and Bay Area Mounted Search and Rescue. Menomonee County Sheriff Mike Holmes encourages anyone with information related to this incident to please contact the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office at 906-863-4441. Tips may also be reported anonymously via the Crime Stoppers of Marinette and Menominee County Facebook page, or through the Crime Stoppers mobile tip app.