Van Buren Township suspect found guilty in murder case

The Brief

  • A 52-year-old man was found guilty in the murder of a 14-year-old and her mother.
  • The man is scheduled to be formally sentenced in Wayne County Circuit on Nov. 24.

VAN BUREN TWP., Mich. (FOX 2) A man was found guilty of the murder of a mother and daughter in Van Buren Township. Meanwhile, days after a jury returned that verdict, FOX 2 heard from the father of the 14-year-old victim.

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Daraca Leatherberry and her mother were found dead in their apartment in Van Buren Township back in July 2021. Then on Halloween, a jury found the suspect guilty of two counts of murder in the first degree.

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