Man arrested in 1997 death of woman; he was teen at time
LENNON, Mich. (AP) — A man who was a teenager in 1997 was arrested in the death of an 88-year-old woman, a slaying that was unsolved for nearly 25 years.
Mary Prieur emigrated from Czechoslovakia when she was a child and had a candy business in Flint. The discovery of her body in a swampy, wooded area stunned Lennon, a village in Genesee County, where she was regularly seen walking her dog Pookie.
Michael Bur, 41, was charged Thursday with murder, criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping. An autopsy revealed that Prieur was suffocated and beaten, MLive.com reported.
Bur was arrested at his Lennon home, which is near Prieur’s former home. No attorney is listed yet in the court file.
Sheriff Chris Swanson said investigators used scientific analysis to place Bur at the scene of the crime. He didn’t elaborate.
Swanson has tried to crack the case for years, long before he became sheriff. He said he interviewed Bur in 2004.
“It wasn’t a very good exchange. ... I could tell he wasn’t going to talk and I told him, ‘Next time I see you, you’ll be in shackles, you’ll be charged with murder.’ That day is today,” Swanson said.
Straker Bar to host Mix & Mingle
The D. Augustus Straker Bar Association will host a “Mix &?Mingle” event Thursday, November 18, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Members and guests will gather at Cornerstone Village Bar &?Grille located at 17315 Mack Ave. in Detroit.
For additional information, visit https://strakerlaw.org.
‘Current Issues in Indigenous Law’ discussed by panel
The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law continues its Current Events in the Law Series with “Current Issues in Indigenous Law” on Wednesday, November 17, from 1 to 2 p.m. via Zoom.
The online program, presented by the Detroit Mercy Law Diversity Committee, will feature speakers:
• Matthew L. M. Fletcher, professor of law and director of the Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University
• Dr. Beverly Jacobs, associate professor and associate dean for Academics, University of Windsor Faculty of Law
• Valarie Waboose, assistant professor, University of Windsor Faculty of Law, Indigenous Legal Orders Institute
Moderating the discussion will be Catherine Archibald, associate professor and chair of Detroit Mercy Law Diversity Committee.
To register for “Current Issues in Indigenous Law,” visit https://law.udmercy.edu and scroll down to “Upcoming Events.”
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