LEONIDAS TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – The FBI and the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office completed a two-day excavation operation at a Leonidas Township property near Mendon, after discovering a large underground shipping container that may hold critical evidence.
Acting on a fresh investigative lead, hazmat teams and federal agents equipped with heavy machinery braved rainy conditions to unearth the structure, which is comparable in size to a semi-trailer.
On Wednesday afternoon, authorities were seen pulling a mattress topper, several trash bags, and other personal belongings from the buried bunker, fueling hopes for a breakthrough in a long-standing case…