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Two charged with second-degree murder for shooting outside club

By Alan Burdziak
The News-Herald

ECORSE Two men have been arraigned on second-degree murder charges for the shooting death of a 22-year-old Ecorse woman Oct. 7, Police Sgt. William McCaig said . Both men, ages 18 and 20, are from Detroit. The 20-year-old turned himself in last week and U.S. Marshals tracked down

and arrested the other man the next day. Their names were not available as of press time yesterday. They were arraigned via video over the weekend. In addition to murder, each man was charged with two counts of assault with intent to commit murder, among other charges. A complete list of charges was not available as of press time. Two others were shot in the incident: a

38-year-old Southfield man and a 30-year-old Ecorse man. Police believe others were involved in the shooting, McCaig said, and charges could be brought against them as well. Police are looking at other suspects very hard, he said. McCaig said the assistance of the Downriver Major Crimes Task Force and Michigan State Police was essential in making

progress in the case. It was phenomenal what these guys did to help me with this, McCaig said. Currently, McCaig is the only person working in the detective bureau at the Ecorse Police Department. Narda Bruno, who usually works in the bureau, is attending the fire academy as part of the citys transition to a public safety department where police and

fire protection are combined. Chanel Weddington was shot in the chest while outside The Place, an after-hours club owned by city Councilwoman Stacy Wheeler, at about 3:30 a.m. Oct. 7. She was taken to Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital in a police car, where she died shortly after arrival. She was gunned down while standing outside the club, where 50 to 70 people

were gathered. More than 40 shots were fired from at least two guns, police said. The suspects were reportedly firing at someone they had been in a fight with earlier at a club in Detroit. Contact Staff Writer Alan Burdziak at 1-734-246-0882 or aburdziak@heritage.com. Follow him on Facebook and @AlanBurdziak on Twitter.
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On Oct. 15, 1937, Margaret Boyd Reddon, Thomas Lorimer and Artie Carson Mabie vanished after visiting the Hollywood Cafe in Melvindale, leaving nothing but a shroud of mystery.

Unsolved mystery is 75 years old

By David Doss
Special Writer

any interesting police cases have surrounded Downriver communities over the years. However, one of the most bafing ever investigated happened 75 years ago this week and involved the disappearance Oct. 15, 1937, of a man and two women in Melvindale who left a cafe and were never seen again. Publicity about the case went nationwide and it was the largest non-criminal manhunt in Michigan history. It became known as the Missing Trio. The information in this report is a summary of events about the case that was compiled from news reports and other information gathered through research outlining some background on the trio and the effects their disappearance had on family members. What the future holds for this unsolved case may be just as

mysterious. On Oct. 15, 1937, three people vanished from the Hollywood Cafe in Melvindale, leaving nothing but a shroud of mystery. The victims in this case were Thomas Lorimer, 24 years old, 17736 Flint, Melvindale; Mrs. Artie Mabie, 42 years old, 17295 Palmer, Melvindale; and Mrs. Margaret Reddon, 35 years old, 723 Lansing, Detroit. News reports revealed that Reddon and Mabie arrived at the Hollywood Cafe first and later became acquainted with Lorimer when he came in. At about 1 a.m. Oct. 15, they all left in Lorimers new car and then returned to the cafe at 3 a.m. At that time, they were seen by Melvindale Officers Harry Bryngelson and Leonard Anderson. The officers pulled up to the vehicle and discovered Lorimer, Reddon and Mabie inside. After a brief conversation, the officers then released the trio, seeing they knew all three of them and nothing appeared wrong. The officers then watched the vehicle and occupants drive away in the darkness on Oakwood toward

Dearborn. The officers also wrote down the vehicle description as a 1937 Olds with a Michigan license plate 71-697.

The Missing
Margaret Boyd Reddon was originally from Buffalo, N.Y., and came to Detroit with her parents in 1915. She married James Reddon in Detroit in 1925 and was working at T. A. Bollinger Real Estate as a secretary. The business adjoins the Hollywood Cafe. The couple were childless and were separated at the time of her disappearance. Artie Carson Mabie was the oldest of the three. She was from Clearwater, Idaho, and had met and married Sylvester Mabie in Butte, Mont., in 1917. The couple moved first to Detroit, and then to Melvindale in 1925. They had no children. Artie Mabie and Margaret Reddon knew each other well, as Reddon worked for Sylvester Mabie
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BROWNSTOWN TWP. A 26-year-old Ecorse man, who police believe took over an unoccupied house, was arrested after being caught in an alleged scam to sell the homeowners tractors. Willie Mack Ealey was arraigned in 33rd District Court on Oct. 7 before Judge Jennifer Coleman Hesson. He is charged with breaking and entering, punishable by up to 10 years in prison if convicted, and attempted false pretense and attempted larceny by conversion, each punishable by up to 2 1/2 years in prison. Ealey is a fourth-degree habitual offender, which will enhance his sentence if he is convicted. Bond was set at $10,000 cash, which he did not post. A preliminary examination of the evidence against him was scheduled for yesterday. According to police reports, a township man inquired about sale of the tractors, which were on the front lawn of a residence in the 28000 block of Allen Road. The man told police he called a number on the for sale sign placed on the tractors Oct. 1. He said he spoke to the suspect and made arrangements to meet at 7 p.m. the next day. The report said the suspect told the township man the house recently had been purchased and the items had been left there. He said he was trying to sell them, according to the report. The township man said he gave the suspect $200 as a down payment and received a handwritten receipt. But, the township man could not make contact when he tried to reach the suspect the next day. A woman answered the phone and said she was his wife, so the township man asked her to have him contact him. When the man did not receive return calls, he decided to drive by the house. He saw someone cutting the grass, who gave him the name of the actual owner of the house. When the owner was contacted, they realized something was afoot and that the tractors were being sold illegally, the report said. Police were contacted Oct. 2. The owner and police met
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Snyder, Canadian consul tout new bridge; take swipes at Morouns

By Scott Held
The News-Herald

SOUTHGATE Gov. Rick Snyder repeatedly criticized Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun during a brief appearance at Mondays Southern Wayne

County Regional Chamber Legislative Forum. Canadian Consul General Roy Norton, who took aim at an ad campaign opposing a new bridge across the Detroit River, was far more blunt. Nothing in those adver-

tisements is true, he said of TV ads bankrolled by Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun. Everyone but the Morouns seems to recognize the future of this state depends on this bridge. The Canadian government and Snyder agreed

in June to construct a new bridge about two miles downriver from the Ambassador Bridge. Ottawa would pay for and oversee construction of the new span and recoup the investment with toll revenue.
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