Crime & Safety
Autopsy Expected in Death of 82-Year-Old Farmington Hills Woman Found Tuesday
Police Chief Chuck Nebus says Marjorie Caruthers, 82, was found about 20 feet from the shoreline of a pond in the neighborhood where she lived.
Farmington Hills Police have identified the body of a woman found Tuesday morning in a pond behind Clear Lake Drive as that of 82-year-old Marjorie Caruthers.
Chief Chuck Nebus said Caruthers' body was found about 20 feet from the shoreline of a pond near the neighborhood where she lived. Nebus said her coat and medical identification were found on the shore; Caruthers was found in an area of the pond that was not frozen.
"We're calling it a death investigation," Nebus said, "but there is no indication that there's foul play."
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Caruthers lived alone, her husband preceded her in death, and she was planning to move, he added.
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