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Rhonda Bucholtz

Case from Mason, MI dated Nov 29, 2011

Victim Details

Rhonda Bucholtz

Female

White / Caucasian

Mason

MI

2011-11-29

38

Rhonda

Bucholtz

07/16/2026

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In a tragic turn of events that stemmed from domestic turmoil, 38-year-old Rhonda Lynne Bucholtz of Port Hope, Michigan, was found dead on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, in a motel room in Mason. The grim discovery was made by Mason police during a welfare check at the Heb's Inn & Motel. The investigation into her death quickly unraveled a story of abduction and murder at the hands of her estranged husband, 58-year-old Gary Earl Bucholtz, a former police chief of Bad Axe.

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  • YouTube: [MI] Ex Police Chief Bucholz murder-suicide of wife Rhonda Lynn Tinsey Bucholtz
  • Rhonda Lynn Tinsey Bucholtz (1973-2011) - M?morial Find a Grave
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    Has anyone looked into Gary Bucholtz's past behavior as police chief in Bad Axe? It makes you wonder... ...Read More
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