Found Deceased MI - William Hagen, 31, Detroit, 1 Mar 2019 *Reward*

[Gardener1850]

Missing Person / NamUs #MP59960
William Hagen

Male, White / Caucasian
Height 5' 7" - 5' 9" (67 - 69 Inches)
Weight 160 lbs

Brown Hair
Blue Eyes

Missing Age 31 Years
Current Age 32 Years

Circumstances
Date of Last Contact March 1, 2019
NamUs Case Created September 10, 2019
Last Known Location Map
Location Detroit, Michigan 48204
Wayne County

Circumstances of Disappearance
Last seen at Joy Rd and Livernois Ave. in Detroit

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[BrownBear]

No longer on NamUs

 

[LouLou74]

Looks like remains were found in July of 2019.

Why did it take 2 years for the Wayne County Morgue to identify a man’s remains when his ID was found with him?

Why did it take two years for the Wayne County Morgue to positively identify a man’s remains when his ID was found near him?

www.clickondetroit.com

 

[YaYa_521]

William's mom breaks my heart. I hope the attention to his case and the potential for up to a $2500 reward will generate the leads LE need in order to bring justice for William and his family.

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[YaYa_521]

Looks like remains were found in July of 2019.

Why did it take 2 years for the Wayne County Morgue to identify a man’s remains when his ID was found with him?

Why did it take two years for the Wayne County Morgue to positively identify a man’s remains when his ID was found near him?

www.clickondetroit.com

Geez, what a nightmare surrounding this investigation.

SBM
-...gunshot wound to the head. They ruled the death a homicide.
-...waiting for the morgue to identify
-After two years went by, they turned to the Local 4 Defenders for help. Local 4′s Karen Drew started making calls and a few weeks later the DNA results came in.
-The family did not give the morgue permission to cremate the remains.
-...body left in the backyard of a home. His cell phone was found with him but Local 4 discovered police never tried to extract any information from his phone.
-The family was unable to get William Hagen’s death certificate because the morgue messed up the paperwork. His children were not able to get benefits.
-Second Deputy Chief Rudy Harper released the following statement regarding the investigation: [snip] ... I have spoken to our cell phone extraction technician and there was no attempt to extract the data from the cell phone in 2019. This has since been completed. We are investigating why this was not completed in 2019 so we can prevent it from happening in the future.”