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Michael Hoots

Case from Detroit, MI dated Feb 10, 2014

Victim Details

Michael Hoots

Male

White / Caucasian

Detroit

MI

2014-02-10

24

Michael

Hoots

07/07/2026

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In the cold of a Detroit winter, on February 10, 2014, the life of 24-year-old Michael Hoots was tragically cut short in a brutal act of violence that also claimed the lives of two other men. Hoots, a White/Caucasian male from Livonia, was found in a burning house on the city's west side, a scene that firefighters would soon discover was meant to conceal a horrific crime.

Inside the smoldering home, first responders located the bodies of Hoots and 51-year-old Lawrence Bowman in the baseme ...
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  • Detroit Free Press: 4 sentenced in triple slaying, burning in Detroit
  • Four people charged in Detroit triple homicide
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