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John Douglas White Arraigned on Charge of First Degree Murder

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John Douglas White, age 55, was arraigned today in the Isabella County Trial Court on charges of First Degree Murder and Open Murder for allegedly killing Rebekah Gay, age 24. White, a Deerfield Township resident, is alleged to have killed Ms. Gay at her home on Coldwater Road in the early morning hours of October 31, 2012. Police investigators recovered the body of Rebekah Gay this morning. An autopsy is scheduled to take place in Grand Rapids.

preview image of first page John Douglas White Arraigned on Charge of First Degree Murder – November 1, 2012
John Douglas White Arraigned on Charge of First Degree Murder – November 1, 2012