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AUDIO: Anonymous sources claims more victims in Oakland County Child Killer case - WXYZ
(WXYZ) - 7 Action News was the first to report that a recent $100 million lawsuit, filed on behalf of one of the families of an Oakland County Child Killer victim, was relying on information from an anonymous source who goes by the alias of “Bob.
Oakland County officials ask for dismissal of child killer lawsuit - WXYZ
The 7 Action News Investigators revealed that Hughes was relying on information from an anonymous source, who's believed to be the same anonymous source who contacted 7 Action News back in 2010. The so-called source alleged that the killings were tied ...
Authorities investigate bomb threats on multiple flights - WXYZ
A source close to the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak, told me the threats involved three different planes with a connection to Orange County. The source said two of the planes landed, ...
Student reportedly shows up to school with gun - WXYZ
One parent who did not want to be identified, said her son texted her with a message that said, “Hey turn on channel 7 news – stuff is about to go down.” He also wrote, “I don't know… there are cops cocking guns.” “My son text me and said mom, ...
Action News catches up with Rachel Gillett; neighbor speaks out for the first time - WXYZ
One neighbor, who did not want to be identified, said she saw what looked like Bashara trying to break into Rachel's flat back in March after Jane Bashara's murder. The neighbor tells Action News that she heard him trying to unlock the door and watched ...
Young likely to be suspended after incident in New York - WXYZ
The New York Post cited two sources close to the situation who claimed Young will be suspended today after undergoing evaluation for alcohol use and anger management. Around 2:30 am Friday morning, Young was standing outside of the Hilton New York.
Two men and a woman found in a Redford Township home were shot and killed - WXYZ
But it doesn't surprise me at all to see this,” said a man who lives nearby that did not want to be identified. “There have been past histories of late night partying and people going in and out of the house that were minors,” said Ken Edgerton.
Crews begin the processes of cleaning up a hoarder's condo - WXYZ
A woman who lived above the hoarder's unit and did not want to be identified said she had to wear a mask because sometimes it is hard to breath in her own home. Rose Hertzberg lives in a building nearby and watched the men in moon suits remove the ...
Could Bob Bahsara's plans for a new life outlined in internet posts be a ... - WXYZ
A source close to Jane Bashara says if she was aware of Bob's alternative lifestyle and his plans with two other women she did not share it with her friends. The question is; if Bob was planning to set up shop with two other women in a new home, ...
Who is the mystery man offering a reward for details in the Jane Bashara ... - WXYZ
In another strange development, the 7 Action News Investigators spoke to a woman who is from the neighborhood where Bashara's body and car were found, and asked not to be identified. She told 7 Action News that around 11:15pm, the night before ...
Police sources say teen gang targeting the elderly responsible for dozens of ... - WXYZ
In this case, sources said, the teenagers are breaking into homes of vulnerable people, and they've been working the Aviation Subdivision, an area well known to 7 Action News viewers. Two alleged members of a gang called SYN, 16-year-old Kcajun Burton ...
3 of 4 Detroit women murdered had profiles posted in the escort section of a ... - WXYZ
“It's terrifying to think that you know anything like that is happening around here,” said an escort we talked with who did not want to be identified. She has a profile posted in the escort section of the website Backpage.com, the same site where three ...
Police sergeant allegedly used precinct flower fund to make her car payment - WXYZ
A source close to the investigation says Miller allegedly used some of the money to make her car payment online and that's where the computer charge comes in. This case is part of a crackdown on alleged police corruption that Chief Ralph Godbee ...
Break-ins in Beverly Hills prompts police to put neighborhood on alert - WXYZ
A resident who lives on Kinross, who did not want to be identified, tells Action News she saw suspicious activity at her neighbor's home a few days ago. She says young men were looking around the house. Just 15 minutes later police showed up. ...
BREAKING: Fatal shooting at Clinton Township apartment complex - WXYZ
One witness who did not want to be identified told 7 Action News that there were children waiting for a school bus in the complex parking lot at the time the victim was seen running from the building where the shooting took place. ...
Death of 2-month-old Westland baby ruled a homicide - WXYZ
It was a stomach turning site for those living nearby is what one neighbor, who did not want to be identified told 7 Action News. “I saw the ambulance and I saw them come out with a baby with no clothes on,” she said. “And police took the mother, ...
Teen says he was victim of council candidate who plied him and his friends ... - WXYZ
Everything becomes public information,” said one of Sanders' teen victims who did not want to be identified. “He just told my friends one day, 'I'll sell you guys beer if you ever need it.' They were only 14 or 15 at the time. ...
Soaring water rates have many people in Inkster outraged - WXYZ
One Inkster resident who asked not to be identified told 7 Action News her quarterly water bill went from a little over $300 to more than $1100! While not everyone's increase is this drastic, other Inkster residents tell 7 Action News, in this economy ...
Police identify body of wrong way driver who kills four on Lodge - WXYZ
One woman who did not want to be identified tells Action News she knew Stetsii. She says, “A lot of people are sad because he was a good guy.” The friend says Stetsii was originally from the Ukraine but had recently been living in Hamtramck. ...
High School football coach/athletic director disciplined for using racial slur - WXYZ
She did not want to be identified out of fear of retaliation against her son. Parents say it happened during warm-ups before last Friday night's game against Old Redford and the word was used about the opponents. The school will not say what the ...
Homeowner shoots intruder inside his Canton home - WXYZ
The homeowner, who did not want to be identified, tells Action News he was inside the house alone when he heard something smash through the window near his front door. The homeowner grabbed his gun. Seconds later the intruders tried making their way ...
A mother wants answers in the death of her son who she says was tased by police - WXYZ
She did not want to be identified but told us she was home with with her daughter and 11-year-old grandson when a man slammed his body against the house and tried to get in. It happened just before midnight. She said the man was sweating while pounding ...
Family witnesses crime that led to the murder of a Dearborn Heights father - WXYZ
One neighbor did not want to be identified but described what happened, she says, “We were watching TV and we heard a gunshot and screaming. So we went next door and there was blood everywhere.” The horrified neighbor added, “My brother picked him and ...
A teenage fight club captured on video is worrying a neighborhood and officials - WXYZ
“When I was growing up everybody wasn't putting it on YouTube, so maybe that's why it was so hidden and behind closed doors that nobody knew,” said a woman living nearby who did not want to be identified. Officials are trying to stop the fight club ...
One-year-old boy killed in Detroit, police say the boy had burns to his head - WXYZ
“They just took the baby to the ambulance and sat there for a minute,” said a neighbor who did not want to be identified. She did not know if the child was breathing or not. The 1-year-old died at the hospital last Tuesday. The medical examiner ruled ...