2 suspects arrested in connection with Rebecca Park’s death

• Two folks have been arrested in reference to the demise of Rebecca Park, a pregnant lady present in a Michigan forest.
• An post-mortem confirmed Park’s identification, however her child, due across the time of her disappearance, was not together with her physique.
• Park’s sister and fiancée have been beforehand charged with crimes together with tampering with proof and false reporting.
• Authorities are nonetheless actively looking for the lacking new child child.

Authorities say two suspects have been arrested Sunday night, Nov. 30, in reference to the demise of Rebecca Park, a 22-year-old pregnant lady whose physique was present in a northern Michigan forest with out the infant she was about to ship.

The Free Press is just not naming the couple as a result of they haven’t but been charged. The suspects have been initially anticipated to be charged Monday afternoon, Dec. 1, however legal complaints weren’t but prepared, authorities stated. They’re now anticipated to be arraigned on Tuesday, December 2.

Outdoors the courtroom, a gaggle of group members who got here for the listening to spoke to one another, with many expressing disappointment on the delay. However Tennessee Blossey from the group reminded them:

“Now we have waited so lengthy for expenses to be filed – we will wait one other day.”

An post-mortem confirmed that the physique discovered on Tuesday, November 25 within the Huron Manistee Nationwide Forest in Wexford County is Park. about 38 weeks pregnant when she was reported lacking on November 4. The post-mortem revealed that the infant was “not current” with Park when her physique was discovered, in response to a information launch from the Wexford County Sheriff’s Workplace on Saturday, November 29.

Authorities had not offered an replace on the seek for Park’s child as of the afternoon of Dec. 1. Regulation enforcement authorities are “working diligently to find out the situation and doable whereabouts of the infant,” in response to a Nov. 29 information launch.

Dozens of group members confirmed up on the 84th District Court docket in Cadillac on Dec. 1 wanting ahead to expenses being filed within the younger lady’s homicide, like Blossey, who noticed the lacking individuals flyer for Park at her Cadillac church on Nov. 23 — her personal daughter’s twenty second birthday. Later that day, Blossey joined these protesting in entrance of a house the place Park was final seen for about 12 hours — “We wished justice,” stated Sally Yamaoka, who was on the protest and likewise within the courtroom.

Blossey knew Park’s household, she advised the Free Press. ‘Rebecca was the sweetest within the household. She wished this child. She would do rather well with this child.”

Their story deserves to be heard, stated these the Free Press spoke to in courtroom.

“We want her voice to be loud as a result of earlier than she was discovered, we have been her voice,” stated Kat Childs.

“And now we are the voice of her child, and her child remains to be lacking.”

Authorities final week charged two different folks linked to Park: her sister And fiancein response to 9 & 10 Information.

Kimberly Park was charged with tampering with proof in a legal case, mendacity to a peace officer opposite to a criminal offense investigation and false reporting of a criminal offense. Her bail was set at $750,000 bond.

Detectives say Park lied to authorities and advised them that two members of the family punched Rebecca Park within the head, inflicting a seizure after which eliminated her physique, in response to the felony criticism filed in Cadillac District Court docket and reported by WPBN-TV, UpNorthLive.

Richard Falor was charged with three counts of managed substance, supply and manufacture of methamphetamine and fourth offense recurring offender discover. His bail was set at $1 million money.

No attorneys have been appointed for Falor and Kimberly Park as of Monday, in response to courtroom officers.

The FBI, Michigan State Police, Missaukee County Sheriff’s Workplace, Cadillac Police Division and different companies are working collectively on the case.

Park, whose girlfriend advised the Free Press she was a loving mom of two younger boys and pet cats, was final seen alive within the Cadillac/Boon Township space, in response to the Nov. 4 sheriff’s workplace discover of her disappearance.

The group nonetheless has hope. And if the infant is discovered alive:

“God has one thing particular for that child,” Blossey stated.

Andrea Sahouri covers legal justice for the Detroit Free Press. Contact her at asahouri@freepress.com.