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On a tragic day in Detroit, Michigan, 29-year-old Michael 'Mike' Butler was found dead, the victim of a violent encounter that also claimed the lives of two others. It was on June 27, 2015, that the bodies of Michael, his 37-year-old brother Jathan 'JD' Butler, and 24-year-old Cathleen Rudolph were discovered inside a southwest Detroit apartment. All three had been fatally shot in what authorities investigated as a triple homicide.

The Detroit Police Department launched an immediate and t ...Read More
Victim Details

Michael Mike Butler

Male

Black / African American

Detroit

MI

2015-06-27

29

Michael

Mike Butler

12/24/2025