Hamtramck is a small community in Michigan mostly surrounded by the city of Detroit. It’s a great commuter city for those who work in the city, lying just five miles away from the centre. One night in February, 2012, a man in Hamtramck was waiting for his daughter and best friend to come home. As he just finished showering, he heard the girls pull up. Moments later, he heard screaming followed by gunshots and a car speeding off.
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“Powerful video: Sister of victim speaks at sentencing of”
“Search for Abducted Hamtramck Women”
“5 men charged with murder of 2 Hamtramck women”
Sources:
Associated Press, 29 February, 2012 – “Police Search for 2 Women Reportedly Kidnapped”
Detroit Examiner, 29 February, 2012 – “2 Women Abducted from Hamtramck Home”
The Detroit News, 29 February, 2012 – “Police Add Third Person of Interest”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 29 February, 2012 – “2 Women Kidnapped in Hamtramck”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 29 February, 2012 – “Man in Custody After Women Abducted in Hamtramck”
The Daily Tribune, 1 March, 2012 – “Man Arrested in Pontiac in Disappearance of Two Hamtramck Women”
Detroit Examiner, 1 March, 2012 – “Three in Custody for Hamtramck Kidnapping, but no Sign of Missing Women”
The Detroit News, 1 March, 2012 – “Suspect in Abduction of Two Women Charged in Earlier Shooting Incident”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 1 March, 2012 – “Pleas for Hamtramck Women’s Safe Return”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 1 March, 2012 – “Belonging Found in Car After Hamtramck Women Abducted”
Detroit Examiner, 2 March, 2012 – “Hamtramck Women Still Missing, Man Charged with Shooting at Them”
The Detroit News, 2 March, 2012 – “Missing Women’s Families Scared”
The Detroit News, 2 March, 2012 – “Families of Missing Hamtramck Women Hold Vigil”
Detroit Examiner, 3 March, 2012 – “Burned Car Found in Detroit, Appears Linked to Hamtramck Abduction”
The Detroit News, 3 March, 2012 – “Supporters Hold Vigil for Missing Pair”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 6 March, 2012 – “Hamtramck Women Still Missing Week After Abduction”
FOX – 2 WJBK, 6 March, 2012 – “Search for Abducted Hamtramck Women Leads to Detroit Park”
The Detroit News, 7 March, 2012 – “Mother Pleads for Girls’ Return”
Associated Press, 13 March, 2012 – “Charges Filed in Shooting Involving Missing Women”
The Detroit News, 25 March, 2012 – “Police Find Bodies they Believe are Missing Hamtramck Women”
Associated Press, 26 March, 2012 – “Bodies in Detroit Woods are those of Missing Women”
The Detroit News, 26 March, 2012 – “Families Identify Bodies of Missing Hamtramck Women”
The Detroit News, 28 March, 2012 – “Funerals Set for Hamtramck Women Found Shot to Death”
The Detroit News, 30 March, 2012 – “Stepfather Testifies of Abductions”
Detroit Examiner, 31 March, 2012 – “Stepfather Testifies About Hamtramck Abduction”
The Detroit News, 2 April, 2012 – “Mourners Remember Slain Hamtramck Women, Call for Violence to End”
The Detroit News, 2 April, 2012 – “Police Say Video Shows Another Person of Interest in Hamtramck Slayings”
The Detroit News, 5 April, 2012 – “Statements from Slain Hamtramck Women Say Man Ordered Earlier Shooting”
Associated Press, 6 April, 2012 – “5 Men Charged in Slayings of Hamtramck Women”
The Detroit News, 25 April, 2012 – “Hearing Starts in Kidnap Slayings”
Detroit Examiner, 26 April, 2012 – “Testimony Begins”
The Detroit News, 26 April, 2012 – “Photos of Bodies Shown in Exam for Suspects in Hamtramck Slayings”
The Detroit News, 3 March, 2012 – “Phone Records Link 2 Suspects to Slain Hamtramck Women”
The Detroit News, 4 May, 2012 – “Suspect to Police: Hamtramck Women Were Bound, Led into Woods”
Detroit Examiner, 5 May, 2012 – “Videotaped Confession”
Associated Press, 25 May, 2012 – “5 Men Ordered to Trial”
The Detroit News, 15 August, 2012 – “Testimony Begins in Trial of 2 in Hamtramck Shooting”
The Detroit News, 16 August, 2012 – “Hamtramck Shooting Trial Under Way”
The Detroit News, 20 August, 2012 – “Trial of Pair Charged in Hamtramck Shooting Adjourns Early”
The Detroit News, 21 August, 2012 – “Jurors Hear Audio Tape of Hamtramck Shooting Victim”
The Detroit News, 24 August, 2012 – “Two Men Guilty in Hamtramck Pair’s Shooting”
The Detroit News, 30 October, 2012 – “Alleged Ringleader in Hamtramck Slayings Hired Full Service Killer”
The Detroit News, 31 October, 2012 – “Man Painted as Mastermind in Slayings of Ex Lover, Friend”
The Detroit News, 5 December, 2012 – “3 Hamtramck Murder Defendants Did it for the Money”
The Detroit News, 7 December, 2012 – “Deliberations to Resume Monday in Hamtramck Murder Case”
UPI, 11 December, 2012 – “Four Guilty in Detroit Killings”
The Detroit News, 12 December, 2012 – “Plea Upheld for 5th Defendant”
Associated Press, 14 December, 2012 – “Man Sentenced in Abduction, Slayings of 2 Women”
The Detroit News, 14 December, 2012 – “Judge Rips into Murderer”
Associated Press, 21 December, 2012 – “Life Sentenced in Deaths of 2 Detroit Area Women”
The Review – “Few Details Emerge in Murder Exam”
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