MI- Authorities have found two hikers dead on a remote island in Lake Superior and admit a mystery around their deaths.

[AndrewM71]

Murder-suicide suspected in Isle Royale National Park camper deaths

The medical examiner reports murder-suicide involving a father and son is suspected cause of death at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

www.mlive.com

I think most of us were suspecting a domestic dispute (I certainly was), but it was a father and son. No word on who killed who.

 

[Gemmie]

Murder-suicide suspected in Isle Royale National Park camper deaths

The medical examiner reports murder-suicide involving a father and son is suspected cause of death at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

www.mlive.com

I think most of us were suspecting a domestic dispute (I certainly was), but it was a father and son. No word on who killed who.

From the article you posted:

The identities of the victims are being withheld, based on claims that releasing them could jeopardize the investigation.

 

[Bigditch]

Why in the heck did they go camping together.

 

[Gemmie]

Why in the heck did they go camping together.

Could have been male bonding, hoping time alone in the wilderness would be good for their relationship, and then it wasn't, IMO.

 

[Bigditch]

Could have been male bonding, hoping time alone in the wilderness would be good for their relationship, and then it wasn't, IMO.

Yup. Sad

 

[cenazoic]

The identities of the victims are being withheld, based on claims that releasing them could jeopardize the investigation.

You know, ordinarily I would scoff at such a statement, but I just read an article about the Jason Landry case that spent some time discussing the impact of social media and ‘amateur detectives’ on investigations (good and bad).

So I wonder if this is less about being secretive and more about preserving some space in the case; privacy for the family, investigative time for LE before releasing the internet-kraken. And whether we’ll start to see more of this type of bare-bones reporting in the future.

 

[chinacat25]

Could have been male bonding, hoping time alone in the wilderness would be good for their relationship, and then it wasn't, IMO.

Do we know it was 2 males?

 

[Lilibet]

Do we know it was 2 males?

Yes. It was two males.

Murder-suicide suspected in Isle Royale National Park camper deaths

The medical examiner reports murder-suicide involving a father and son is suspected cause of death at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

www.mlive.com

Keweenaw County Medical Examiner Dr. Michael McAllister said the victims are a father and son,

 

[chinacat25]

Yes. It was two males.

Murder-suicide suspected in Isle Royale National Park camper deaths

The medical examiner reports murder-suicide involving a father and son is suspected cause of death at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

www.mlive.com

Keweenaw County Medical Examiner Dr. Michael McAllister said the victims are a father and son,

Ahhh detail must be behind the paywall. Thank you!

 

[Lilibet]

Ahhh detail must be behind the paywall. Thank you!

You’re welcome. Paywalls are so frustrating! I’m not sure why it opened for me. Welcome to Websleuths.

 

[MissPie]

Here is the article from m.live.com. Without paywall.

https://archive.ph/LzhEY

 

[ch_13]

Murder-suicide suspected in Isle Royale National Park camper deaths

The medical examiner reports murder-suicide involving a father and son is suspected cause of death at Isle Royale National Park in Michigan.

www.mlive.com

I think most of us were suspecting a domestic dispute (I certainly was), but it was a father and son. No word on who killed who.

I hate to ask this question, but do we know if the son was an adult?

 

[appleatcha]

I hate to ask this question, but do we know if the son was an adult?

No, I don't think that information has been released yet.

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Here's about 10% of this article, regarding the secrecy around the decedents' identities:

“The (National Park Service) has asked the county not to release the decedents’ names at this time, as they believe that identifying the decedents could hamper the investigation by undermining efforts to assess the accuracy of information obtained through the investigation,” said Keweenaw County Prosecutor Charles W. Miller. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Marquette has also communicated to me a belief that release of the names would interfere with ongoing law enforcement proceedings.”

Law enforcement regularly withholds details during ongoing criminal investigations, but multiple Michigan law enforcement officials told MLive the effort to conceal the identities is unusual.

McAllister said he completed death certificates for the victims on June 24 and the cause and manner of death is listed as pending. Arrangements are being made for a Lansing-area funeral home to collect the remains, according to McAllister.

 

[ginestra]

So from Lansing area, sounds like maybe?

 

[Herat]

No, I don't think that information has been released yet.

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Here's about 10% of this article, regarding the secrecy around the decedents' identities:

“The (National Park Service) has asked the county not to release the decedents’ names at this time, as they believe that identifying the decedents could hamper the investigation by undermining efforts to assess the accuracy of information obtained through the investigation,” said Keweenaw County Prosecutor Charles W. Miller. “The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Marquette has also communicated to me a belief that release of the names would interfere with ongoing law enforcement proceedings.”

Law enforcement regularly withholds details during ongoing criminal investigations, but multiple Michigan law enforcement officials told MLive the effort to conceal the identities is unusual.

McAllister said he completed death certificates for the victims on June 24 and the cause and manner of death is listed as pending. Arrangements are being made for a Lansing-area funeral home to collect the remains, according to McAllister.

I'm surprised that a cause of death such as gunshot would not be evident by now.

 

[appleatcha]

So from Lansing area, sounds like maybe?

MOO: That's my guess. Aside from the fact that they're both technically in Michigan, Lansing is nowhere near Isle Royale National Park. For those who aren't familiar, Lansing is in the middle of the Lower Peninsula, and Isle Royale is north of the Upper Peninsula. There are quite a few cities much closer to the park than Lansing.

 

[ginestra]

Lansing is also the state capitol of Michigan. Not sure if that is in play, but worth noting.

 

[FoxxTraxx]

Here is the article from m.live.com. Without paywall.

https://archive.ph/LzhEY

From the article -
The Dane County, Wisconsin Medical Examiner’s Office, located west of Milwaukee, handled the autopsies at the direction of the FBI or National Park Service and has not responded to MLive requests for comment.
McAllister said the Wisconsin medical examiner was likely selected to conduct the autopsies because there is a shortage of board certified pathologists in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

That seems odd. I assumed autopsies would be conducted within the state the deaths occurred. Dane County WI is over 400 miles from Isle Royale. Just another strange twist in this case.

 

[Gemmie]

From the article -
The Dane County, Wisconsin Medical Examiner’s Office, located west of Milwaukee, handled the autopsies at the direction of the FBI or National Park Service and has not responded to MLive requests for comment.
McAllister said the Wisconsin medical examiner was likely selected to conduct the autopsies because there is a shortage of board certified pathologists in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

That seems odd. I assumed autopsies would be conducted within the state the deaths occurred. Dane County WI is over 400 miles from Isle Royale. Just another strange twist in this case.

Not sure if it's odd or not. They said the WI ME was likely selected to conduct the autopsies because there is a shortage of board certified pathologists in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. I guess time will tell.

 

[AndrewM71]

I hate to ask this question, but do we know if the son was an adult?

I don’t think any of the initial reports stated anything about gender, relationship or infant/adult. Just two people.