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Woman Held After Fatal Stabbing In Cemetery

GRAND RAPIDS (WWJ/AP) - A woman is in custody following the stabbing death of a 67-year-old man whose body was found in a West Michigan cemetery.

Reports say the body of Robert Louis Shields was found Thursday at Oak Hill Cemetery by a person who was walking. Police say he died of multiple stab wounds. His van also was found in the cemetery.

The woman was being held at the Kent County Jail in connection with the case, but official charges hadn't been filed.

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