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Photo by Dave Herndon
Defense attorney Mark Brown (left) covers his face as helistens
to a taped interview in 24th District Court with hisclient, Roger
Bowling, on Monday. Bowling is chargedwith five felonies, including
two counts each of murderand dismemberment.
By Dave HerndonThe News-Herald
ALLEN PARK A pre-liminary examination ofthe evidence against a
39-year-old man charged in thedeaths last month of twopeople
resumed Monday in24th District Court
Judge John Courtwrightpresided over the examof Roger Bowling,
who ischarged in the deaths anddismemberment of his tworoommates.
Police haveidentified the victims asBowlings former
girlfriend,Danielle Greenway, 32, andher boyfriend, Chris
Hall,42.
Bowling was arrestedJuly 19. Greenway and Hallhad been reported
missingdays earlier.
Bowling allegedly shotthem to death and thendismembered them in
theirhouse on Anne Street beforedumping them into theDetroit
River.
Jeffrey Jentzen, an assis-tant Wayne County medicalexaminer,
told the courtthat Hall was shot six times,including twice in the
face,and Greenway was shotonce in the head. He saidboth died of the
gunshotwounds.
The hearing was
adjourned before defenseattorney Mark Brown couldcross-examine
Jon Mathis,a detective with the AllenPark Police Department.
The exam, which beganAug. 6 and continuedMonday, is scheduled
toresume for a third day oftestimony at 10:30 a.m.
nextWednesday.
Testimony was heardfrom four new witnesses,including Mathis.
DetectiveJeffrey Miller was recalledfor more testimony and
theprosecution let the courtview footage of a discussionbetween
Bowling and Millerwhen he was questioned
voluntarily July 19.Among those giving tes-
timony was Robert Slick,35, another former room-mate of
Bowlings. The twoshared a house for about 10months in 2003-04.
Slick said that Bowlinghad told him more than 10times, that he
was going tocut her up, put her body ina cooler with chains andthen
dump her in the river.
Slick said he told Bowlingsimilar things about hisown ex-wife
and that itdidnt occur to him thatBowling might act on it.
Preliminary exam continues forman charged in double homicide
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Photo by E.L. Conley
William Vaillancourt gets a closer look at the citys classic
fire enging. The fire engine was one of many attractions at the
inauguralMelvindale Street Fair, hosted by the Downtown Development
Authority. For more photos, please see page 19-A.
9-year-oldboy shotBy Alan BurdziakThe News-Herald
TAYLOR Police areinvestigating an incidentin which a 9-year-old
boywas shot in the right armat about 11 p.m. Saturday inthe 25000
block of HaskellStreet, Detective Sgt. TroyCox said.
A bullet went through thefront door of a residence
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By Jackie Harrison-MartinThe News-Herald
ROCKWOOD Policehave confirmed that OfficerChristian Zieminski
hasbeen terminated for a sec-ond time in his career inlaw
enforcement.
Police Chief StephenRowe said Monday thatZieminski was fired
July 6,but he would not commenton the circumstances.
Zieminski had been withthe Rockwood departmentsince June
2007.
He was hired under acloud of controversy.
He was fired from theBrownstown TownshipPolice Department in
2006,when he was 28. He wasserving as the liaison officerat
Woodhaven High Schoolwhen police confirmed thathe had an
inappropriate
relationship with a 17-year-old student.
Zieminski had been anofficer in the township forsix years before
being ter-minated.
As a township officer,Zieminski was assignedto the high school
inSeptember 2006, the samemonth he was married. Theinappropriate
contact withthe student is believed to
have taken place the follow-ing month.
An investigation foundZieminski had inappropri-ate contact with
the studenton two occasions. Therelationship was discoveredafter
the teenager told sev-eral of her friends about theencounters.
At that time, town-ship police contacted the
Police officer fired again
WHERES THE FIRE?
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