Charles Burnett

In the summer of 2011, the quiet life of a Detroit man was violently cut short in his own home. On the last day of July, 56-year-old Charles Burnett was discovered deceased inside his residence at 12026 Rutland Street. The discovery sent a ripple of concern through the neighborhood as the circumstances of his death were not immediately clear.

Authorities who were called to the scene soon determined that Burnett's death was not of natural causes. Evidence found at the residence pointed to ...