Mental illnesses can have a profound impact on a family, affecting various aspects of relationships, communication and overall well-being. They can exert strain on interpersonal connections, and 2011, the question of mental illness within a family raised questions as detectives scrambled to investigate a shocking murder of a mother.
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Associated Press, 12 October, 2011 – “Man, 21, Indicted in Mother’s Slaying”
The Oakland Press, 12 October, 2011 – “Man Indicted in Mother’s Stabbing, Beating Death”
Associated Press, 25 October, 2011 – “Mich. Man Arraigned in Mother’s Brutal Slaying”
The Oakland Press, 25 October, 2011 – “Man Charged with Killing Highland Township Mother”
The Oakland Press, 23 November, 2011 – “Man Accused of Killing Mother Denied Bond”
The Oakland Press, 24 November, 2011 – “A Mother, a Son, a Tragic End”
The Detroit News, 24 April, 2012 – “Highland Township Man Faces September Trial”
The Oakland Press, 14 May, 2012 – “Fundraiser Set for Highland Twp. Man”
The Detroit News, 16 November, 2012 – “Man Charged with Killing Mom was Tense”
Family & Home Examiner, 16 November, 2012 – “Opening Arguments”
Family & Home Examiner, 16 November, 2012 – “Neighbors, Deputies and Others Testify”
Family & Home Examiner, 16 November, 2012 – “Witnesses from Spicer’s Begin Testimony”
The Oakland Press, 16 November, 2012 – “Trial Opens for Son Accused of Killing Mom”
Family & Home Examiner, 19 November, 2012 – “Bernie Pyne’s Boss”
The Oakland Press, 19 November, 2012 – “Witnesses Said Jeffrey Pyne Showed Little or Faked Emotion”
Family & Home Examiner, 20 November, 2012 – “More Cops Testify”
The Detroit News, 26 November, 2012 – “Blood Spatter Evidence”
The Oakland Press, 27 November, 2012 – “Jeffrey Pyne’s Car”
Family & Home Examiner, 28 November, 2012 – “Jurors View Police Interview”
The Oakland Press, 28 November, 2012 – “I Don’t Have a Problem with my Mom”
Family & Home Examiner, 29 November, 2012 – “Scientist, Cell Phone Expert Testifies”
Family & Home Examiner, 30 November, 2012 – “Jury Hears About Lack of Crime Lab Evidence”
The Oakland Press, 30 November, 2012 – “Witnesses Refute Jeffrey Pyne’s Alibi”
Family & Home Examiner, 10 December, 2012 – “Bernie and Jeff Pyne’s Former Girlfriend Talks”
The Detroit News, 13 December, 2012 – “Mentally Ill Mother Murdered at the Hands of Her Son”
The Detroit News, 18 December, 2012 – “Pyne Found Guilty”
Family & Home Examiner, 29 January, 2013 – “Pyne Will Serve 20 – 60 years”
The Oakland Press, 29 January, 2013 – “Jeffrey Pyne, Convicted of Second-Degree Murder”
