Police Execute Warrants In Case Of Warren Woman Found Dead In Drum
WARREN (WWJ) - Warren police executed several more search warrants Monday in connection to the murder of a 22-year-old Warren woman whose body was found in a plastic drum at a Plymouth Township storage facility.
Warren police commissioner Jerre Green says his department is working with Westland police; and, at this point, he can't give many details about the investigation into the death of Theresa DeKeyzer.
"The only thing I can say is we're attempting to recover additional evidence," Green said. "Let's just leave it at that."
DeKeyser, 22, went missing June 16 near the intersection of Lozier and 9 Mile Road in Warren. The last person to see her alive was her boyfriend, 37-year-old Scott Wobbe of Westland.
Wobbe, who claimed he dropped her off near her house that day, is being held in Midland on a probation violation.
Following the gruesome discovery on Friday, Green told WWJ's Mike Campbell DeKeyzer's body had been "stuffed in a 55-gallon drum and cement poured over her in the fetal position." The barrel was apparently bolted to the floor of a small utility trailer at the facility.
Green said investigators ended up at the storage facility after receiving a tip in their investigation of DeKeyzer's disappearance.
Police used tattoos, jewelry and clothing to help identify the body, and notified DeKeyzer's family.
The young woman was positively IDed by medical examiners on Saturday.
"I feel for the family. You know, they're obviously devastated," Green said. " It's hard to believe how someone could to that to a person. If you saw what the investigators saw you'd have a better grip on what I'm saying."
Green was asked if charges in the case could come this week.
"Well, it's hard to say," Green told reporters. "There are a lot of things to do yet, and we'll just have to see how it unfolds."
