She has been identified today as Stephanie Renee Judson, mother of two from Grand Rapids and previously from Benton Harbor
Grand Rapids woman killed in 1997 homicide identified
KENT COUNTY, MI – Police identified a woman killed in a 1997 homicide.
The remains of Stephanie Renee Judson were found July 31, 1997 in a roadside park east of Ada, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said. A maintenance worker found her remains, and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
Judson, 31, was originally from Benton Harbor and moved to Grand Rapids in the late 1980s, police said.
She was identified through DNA testing with the DNA Doe Project. Police had worked for years to try to identify the remains.
Police previously used a clay model to try to figure out Judson’s identity and thought the victim was a black woman between 18 and 25 years old, between 5-feet, 2-inches and 5-feet, 8-inches tall.
The investigation into Judson’s death is continuing.
Anyone with information about Judson is asked to call Detective Dustin Cook at 616-632-6136 or anonymously call Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
Grand Rapids woman killed in 1997 homicide identified
KENT COUNTY, MI – Police identified a woman killed in a 1997 homicide.
The remains of Stephanie Renee Judson were found July 31, 1997 in a roadside park east of Ada, the Kent County Sheriff’s Office said. A maintenance worker found her remains, and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.
Judson, 31, was originally from Benton Harbor and moved to Grand Rapids in the late 1980s, police said.
She was identified through DNA testing with the DNA Doe Project. Police had worked for years to try to identify the remains.
Police previously used a clay model to try to figure out Judson’s identity and thought the victim was a black woman between 18 and 25 years old, between 5-feet, 2-inches and 5-feet, 8-inches tall.
The investigation into Judson’s death is continuing.
Anyone with information about Judson is asked to call Detective Dustin Cook at 616-632-6136 or anonymously call Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.
