MI MI - Julia Niswender, 23, EMU student, Ypsilanti, 10 Dec 2012 - #6

[rosesfromangels]

Twelve years today, the world lost a beautiful young woman who had so much promise. Brutally murdered, and her family has had to suffer through the anguish of no one being brought to justice. I wish this family justice, and peace.
Julia Niswender, never forgotten.

 

[Trojan1966]

I posted this on Facebook and I'll post this here too. If anyone wants to send an email to Ypsilanti, please do. My entire family will continue our fight to have Justice for Julia. Below is my post:
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Hi All,

I hope everyone is well and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. This is a very long post, but I hope everyone reads it in its entirety.

My family’s Christmas is missing my granddaughter, Julia Niswender, for the 12th year. She was a senior at Eastern Michigan University when someone got into her apartment at Peninsular Place in Ypsilanti, Michigan and brutally raped and murdered her in December of 2012. Her cause of death was suffocation associated with drowning. The preparator(s) held her head under water in a filled bathtub until she died. I cannot imagine the pain and suffering she had to endure. Her murder has not been solved by the Ypsilanti Police Department who along with other city officials have proven themselves to be very uncooperative with my family. There is a definite lack of communication between Ypsilanti and my entire family, especially Julia’s mother, my daughter, Kim Turnquist. Kim has been fighting leukemia for over a year and in August, she received a bone marrow transplant. Since then, she has been doing well and is on her way to a full recovery.

I have attempted to communicate with the Ypsilanti Police Department Chief as well as members of the City government with extraordinarily little response. I am asking all my friends and family to send an email to the city of Ypsilanti officials demanding action and communications with my family. They have not had a detective on their police force for almost 2 years and yet they refuse assistance from various outside organizations. I have been working with the Cold Case Foundation for many years and they have tried to contact Ypsilanti but they have been ignored. Julia’s case is a cold case. Something needs to be done!

Below are the City of Ypsilanti officials that have ignored my requests:

Ypsilanti Mayor: Nicole Brown email: [email protected]

City Manager: Andrew Hellenga email: [email protected]

Chief of Police: Kirk Moore email: [email protected]

Chief’s Assistant: Celeste Johnson email: [email protected]

I as well as my entire family would appreciate any help you could be. Merely a short email to the above asking them to seek any and all assistance to solve Julia’s murder will be greatly appreciated.

Justice for Julia,

Jim Niswender

 

[Trojan1966]

Here's the link to the latest story about Julia's case..................

Family of Julia Niswender says nobody is investigating the Eastern Michigan University student's murder

Twelve years ago, Eastern Michigan University student Julia Niswender was brutally murdered inside her off-campus apartment. To this day, her killer walks free.

www.wxyz.com

 

[Trojan1966]

Here's an interesting article about the Ypsilanti Police Department's current "problems". Now we know why no one is working Julia's case..... they have no detectives!

Police candidates leave after Ypsilanti paid for their academy training

The department now will require contracts for academy-sponsored officers. Chief Kirk Moore said it can't fund a candidate's training just for them to leave for another organization.

www.mlive.com

 

[Trojan1966]

Well, it looks like Ypsilanti Police will need a new Chief as Chief Kirk Moore is retiring very soon! He has only been there since April of 2023 when he was hired. That means we will be dealing with a "new" Chief of Police once the city hires one. Since Julia's murder, there have been three different Police Chiefs! Ypsilanti has had serious staffing issues since Kirk Moore became Chief. The detective who worked Julia's case for almost 10 years retired soon after Chief Moore was hired. Not sure but there may have been personality conflicts between the two. We continue to press for Julia's case to be handed over to a different agency such as the County Sheriff or the Michigan State Police. I have emailed the Michigan Attorney General to see if their office can be of assistance on this matter.

 

[Midge Montana]

Bump. Justice for Julia!

 

[dotr]

Dec 20, 2024
The family of Julia Niswender, an Eastern Michigan University student whose body was found in an off campus apartment, is still fighting for justice 12 years after her December 2012 death.

 

[Trojan1966]

Ypsilanti now has an Interim Chief who is Capt. Timothy Anderson. Since he became the I/Chief, he has been in contact with my entire family. We have had video meetings, and he is advancing Julia's case. He seems to be very dedicated to solving Julia's case and has done many things that show "promise". There have been many things done since he took over and we think he is the "angel" who has arrived to finally find Justice for Julia. He has made contact with many "outside" agencies and has received their cooperation. All in all, we are very grateful that he is working on her case.

 

[dotr]

Feb 13, 2025
The list of grieving families looking for answers is growing in Ypsilanti. Alongside the loved ones of Julia Niswender, who was raped and murdered, there is the family of Jason Mayleben.

 

[Midge Montana]

Trojan 1966, it makes my day to read that!

 

[Noirdame79]

Ypsilanti now has an Interim Chief who is Capt. Timothy Anderson. Since he became the I/Chief, he has been in contact with my entire family. We have had video meetings, and he is advancing Julia's case. He seems to be very dedicated to solving Julia's case and has done many things that show "promise". There have been many things done since he took over and we think he is the "angel" who has arrived to finally find Justice for Julia. He has made contact with many "outside" agencies and has received their cooperation. All in all, we are very grateful that he is working on her case.

I hope this brings answers. Justice for Juila! My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family!

 

[Midge Montana]

Bump for beautiful Julia. I’d like to see Kelly Seigler get her hands on this case.

 

[Trojan1966]

We continue to have "updates" concerning Julia's case. We have suggested that YPD contact the Cold Case Foundation for some possible assistance. Not sure if this has been done.

 

[Midge Montana]

Bump for Julia

 

[Trojan1966]

Our latest news is that Ypsilanti PD is negotiating with the Cold Case Foundation concerning a NDA for them to assist in Julia's investigation. The former interim Chief, Tim Anderson has been selected as the Chief of Police. Ever since he became involved, he has maintained regular contact with the entire family. We would have video meetings periodically and he would update us concerning the progress or lack of progress concerning Julia's case. My whole family is extremely thankful that he is now the Chief. YPD has reached out to retired Detective Coppock but she will not communicate with them. That's some very disappointing news since she was involved for over 10 years investigating Julia's case. If there is anything I can pass on in the future, I will post an update. As this investigation moves forward, some things may not be readily available for public release. It finally seems that we have a team that may eventually solve this case and possibly provide some closure for my entire family.

 

[Nina Michigan]

Our latest news is that Ypsilanti PD is negotiating with the Cold Case Foundation concerning a NDA for them to assist in Julia's investigation. The former interim Chief, Tim Anderson has been selected as the Chief of Police. Ever since he became involved, he has maintained regular contact with the entire family. We would have video meetings periodically and he would update us concerning the progress or lack of progress concerning Julia's case. My whole family is extremely thankful that he is now the Chief. YPD has reached out to retired Detective Coppock but she will not communicate with them. That's some very disappointing news since she was involved for over 10 years investigating Julia's case. If there is anything I can pass on in the future, I will post an update. As this investigation moves forward, some things may not be readily available for public release. It finally seems that we have a team that may eventually solve this case and possibly provide some closure for my entire family.

While I appreciate your updates, I would much rather see justice in this case.

Hoping for good things for you and the whole family <3

 

[black_squirrel]

Our latest news is that Ypsilanti PD is negotiating with the Cold Case Foundation concerning a NDA for them to assist in Julia's investigation. The former interim Chief, Tim Anderson has been selected as the Chief of Police. Ever since he became involved, he has maintained regular contact with the entire family. We would have video meetings periodically and he would update us concerning the progress or lack of progress concerning Julia's case. My whole family is extremely thankful that he is now the Chief. YPD has reached out to retired Detective Coppock but she will not communicate with them. That's some very disappointing news since she was involved for over 10 years investigating Julia's case. If there is anything I can pass on in the future, I will post an update. As this investigation moves forward, some things may not be readily available for public release. It finally seems that we have a team that may eventually solve this case and possibly provide some closure for my entire family.

I am glad to hear that. I hope that there will be some progress on this case.

 

[Trojan1966]

Here's the latest update.... Ypsilanti Police Department (YPD) would be very willing to have the Cold Case Foundation (CCF) assist with the investigation. Unfortunately, The Assistant Prosecutor for Washtenaw County has some legal objections about using the CCF and has expressed that to YPD. I'm not sure where all of this is going, but without the CCF assisting, YPD has very limited personnel that have very little experience. The current status of Julia's murder being solved is not promising! If anything changes, I will upate this site. Me and my family are very grateful to YPD, especially Chief Anderson, for our periodical video meeting to give us any updates and to just discuss the case.