Update: New Twist in Genesee County Human Remains Case Raises More Questions

It’s shocking how many times we’ve reported on human remains and dead bodies found in Michigan over the past few weeks. From remains found on a freeway to bodies discovered at a Meijer in Saginaw, and just recently, remains in a Detroit lot.

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We first told you about this Genesee County case on March 19, 2026, when a new property owner made a chilling discovery while surveying land. Now, there’s an update, and it adds another layer to an already unsettling situation.

How a 2017 Incident Could Be Connected to Human Remains Found in Genesee County

Investigators are now looking back at a Michigan State Police report from 2017 that could be connected. The report describes a strange encounter involving a woman in Flint.

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She told police she had been standing near Corunna Road and Ballenger Highway holding a sign saying she was homeless when a man, identified as Duane Reynolds, picked her up and took her to a rural property in Forest Township. ABC 12 reports that at some point she ran.

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According to the report, she fled through the woods naked, except for one sock, and showed up at a nearby home asking for help, saying there was a man back there. Neighbors took her in and called police. She told investigators she wasn’t hurt, went to the hospital, then left before being treated. No complaint, no charges.

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Now here’s the connection. Reynolds lived on Willard Road, the same property where those human remains were found earlier this year. He died in 2024.

What Investigators Are Still Trying to Determine in Thetford Township

Police have searched both that home and a nearby property tied to the 2017 incident, less than two miles apart. Investigators are still working to determine if the remains belong to one person. For now, no clear answers, just a case that continues to raise more questions.