Wednesday, March 6, 2013
William Michael Dhondt has also received a second felony charge of dismemberment of a human body.
William Michael Dhondt, who is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Kaitlin Elizabeth Hehir, will now undergo a psychiatric examination to determine if he is competent to stand trial, according to an article in the Observer & Eccentric. The exam of Dhondt, 28, was requested by his attorney in court on Tuesday, the article states. Proceedings are being held at the 45A District Court in Berkley because Hehir was an employee of the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills, where judges knew and worked with her. In addition to being charged with premeditated murder, Dhondt was given a second felony charge Tuesday of dismemberment of a human body, according to the Observer & Eccentric. He faces life in prison for the …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
HAVEN CEO Beth Morrison says domestic abusers may use sensational headlines to intimidate their spouses. But help and hope are available to those who reach out.
The death of Farmington resident Kaitlin Hehir, who authorities say was killed and dismembered by her live-in boyfriend, may lead more people to seek help for abusive relationships. Beth Morrison, who runs HAVEN, an Oakland County nonprofit that helps families experiencing domestic violence, says victims may recognize they could be the next headline. HAVEN offers help, support and information through a 24-hours crisis line and website. If you need help, or know someone who does, call HAVEN's crisis line, 248-334-1274, 877-922-1274 or the TTY line, 248-334-1290. Live chat and email help are available at haven-oakland.org. "We typically do get an uptick in calls, although sometimes it doesn't happen right away," said Morrison, CEO of the …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
William Michael Dhondt is being held without bail and faces a charge of premeditated murder.
William Michael Dhondt, 28, faces a charge of premeditated murder in the death of Kaitlin Elizabeth Hehir, 29, whose body was discovered Saturday in the Farmington home she and Dhondt shared. According to a Farmington Public Safety Dept. press release, Dhondt was arraigned in front of Judge James Wittenberg of the 45A District Court in Berkley at 3 p.m. Tuesday. A not guilty plea was entered on his behalf, and he was ordered held without bond in the Oakland County jail. A pre-exam conference court date is scheduled March 5, 10:30 a.m., at the 45A District Court. Proceedings are being held there because Hehir was an employee of the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills, where judges knew and worked with her. A funeral service for Hehir…
Farmington Public Safety Director Bob Schulz says crisis counselors may be called as officers have time to reflect on the tragedy.
Charges are expected today in connection with the murder of Kaitlin Elizabeth Hehir, 29, whose body was discovered Saturday in the Farmington home she shared with the man suspected of killing her. WJBK-TV reported Monday that grief counselors were called in Monday to the 47th District Court building in Farmington Hills, where Hehir had worked for the past four and a half years. The station reported that Hehir was from Plymouth and had lived in Farmington only a few months. Court administrator Dave Walsh told the Detroit Free Press Monday that Hehir was "incredibly bright – a friendly wonderful kid". The newspaper reported that officials said her body was dismembered, with remains found "in buckets in the garage and basement". While the …
Date and time of Kaitlin Hehir's funeral have not been set, according to a Plymouth funeral home website.
Funeral services for Plymouth native Kaitlin E. Hehir, 29, whose body was found Saturday in her Farmington home, will be held at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Plymouth. According to an obituary published Monday on the Schrader-Howell Funeral Home website, a date and time for the service has not yet been determined. Visitation dates and times at the funeral home have also not been finalized. Kaitlin is survived by her parents, Joseph, Jr. and Mary Hehir; her brother, Brian; and grandmother Regina LaPorte. She is also survived her dog, Rose. Her grandparents Joseph and Doris Hehir preceded her in death. Authorities expect Hehir's boyfriend to be arraigned Tuesday on charges connected to her death. She had been employed at the…
Monday, February 25, 2013
Kaitlin Elizabeth Hehir, 29, was an employee of the 47th District Court, so the man authorities expect to charge in connection with her death will be arraigned elsewhere.
A Farmington woman whose body was discovered in a home on Colchester late Saturday night has been identified as, Kaitlin Elizabeth Hehir, an employee of the 47th District Court in Farmington Hills. According to a press release issued by Farmington Public Safety, the man police are holding in connection with Hehir's death, her live-in boyfriend, will be arraigned sometime on Tuesday. Under normal circumstances, he would have been arraigned at the 47th District Court, but because of the victim's connection there, he will appear in a different court. The time and location of his arraignment has not yet been released. Officers responded to a home the couple shared in the 23800 block of Colchester at around 10 p.m. on Saturday. Hehir's …
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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Farmington Public Safety officers investigating the woman's disappearance find her body in a home on Colchester.
The live-in boyfriend of a 29-year-old Farmington woman is in police custody, after officers investigating the woman's disappearance found her body in a home on Colchester late Saturday night. According to a press release, when officers responded to the home at around 10 p.m., the woman's boyfriend told police the last time he saw the woman was around 12:30 a.m. on Friday, when she dropped him off at home and left to go back to a party. But the woman's friends told officers they had not seen her since she left the party to pick him up from work. The release indicated that police detained the boyfriend after finding what appeared to be bloody plastic in the home. After the boyfriend told detectives that he and his girlfriend had a verbal …
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