Overview
- Detroit police arrested a 27-year-old man Thursday in the 1400 block of W. Vernor after a community tip, and he remains in custody pending charges.
- Chief Todd Bettison said evidence tying the case to the suspect was recovered from a vehicle near his home, and police believe the incident was isolated.
- The victims were identified as Mark Barnett, 65, Norman Hamlin, 66, and William Barrett, 72; Hamlin owned the home, and family say he and Barnett served in the Marine Corps.
- Officers found the bodies Feb. 18 during a missing-person response; police report blunt-force trauma with some stab wounds and say the men were discovered in the basement under old clothing, with one wrapped in a carpet.
- Investigators have not established a motive; they acknowledge reports of drug activity at the residence without confirming a link to the killings and continue to seek tips from the public.