Authorities Renew Efforts To Find Flint Girl Who Disappeared In 1998
FLINT (WWJ/AP) - Officials are making another attempt to find a Flint girl who disappeared in September of 1998.
The Flint Journal reports Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a $2,500 reward for new information that will lead investigators to 14-year-old Coral Hall, who is presumed dead. Her body hasn't been found, but her grandmother is charged in her death.
Crime Stoppers earlier offered a $1,000 reward.
A Genesee County judge last month ordered that 75-year-old Lois Janish of Flint stand trial on an open count of murder. That means a jury can decide between first- and second-degree murder.
Police say Janish confessed to killing the teen by hitting her in the head with a hammer. Janish allegedly said she and her now-dead boyfriend then dismembered Hall before scattering the remains — but she later recanted the whole story.
Janish reportedly wrote a letter apologizing for dumping Hall's body and agreed to help authorities search for Hall's remains, according to Hosmer's testimony, but three searches were conducted and no remains were found, Mlive.com reported.
Flint Police Sgt. Greg Hosmer investigates cold cases and says he believes people have information about what happened but haven't come forward.
Anyone with information about this case is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. As always, tipsters to Crime Stoppers may remain anonymous.
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