amy henslee

Amy Henslee


A news conference has been scheduled for early Friday morning in the case of missing Hartford Township woman Amy Sue Henslee.

An unidentified family friend who spent much of Thursday at the home of Amy Sue Henslee and her husband, James Henslee, said, “The search is over and it didn’t end good.”

TV web sites were reporting that a body was found Thursday evening in Bangor Township. The 30-year-old stay-at-home mother from Hartford Township has been missing since Monday.

WWMT Channel 3 reported that two bodies were found Thursday in a wooded area off County Road 687 in Bangor Township.

For hours Thursday night, police on all-terrain vehicles shuttled between crime-lab trucks parked along rural County Road 687 and a brightly illuminated wooded area a few hundred yards off the road.

At about 10:30 p.m., ATVs pulled a wagon that had been loaded with shovels and other equipment and carried several officers back into the woods.

The area is behind a mobile home at 4287 CR 687 in Bangor Township, north of Hartford.
The mobile home was cordoned off by crime scene tape and a pick-up truck advertising firewood and plowing services was parked in front.

Public records indicate the property’s residents include Richard P. Beebe, 27, and Phillip Beebe.

A ramshackle shed and at least two other vehicles covered high in snow sat near the mobile home. A lot with firewood and bins and a small older travel trailer sit just north of the residence, in the direction of the area police have been searching.

As of 11 p.m., police with flashlights were scouring that area of the woods.

Sheriff Dale Gribler was at the scene and declined to make any comment. He said officials expected to hold a news conference between midnight and 2 a.m. in Paw Paw.