Megan Drumhiller, a 31-year-old Michigan woman, had just returned home after spending three weeks on vacation with her family when she was found dead on January 28, 2022.
More than two years later, there has been little movement in Drumhiller’s murder case, but Drumhiller’s parents are offering a $100,000 reward for information that could lead to his arrest.
“Megan was very open with us. We had access to everything: passwords, medical records, credit card statements, phone calls, call logs,” her mother Lynette Drumhiller told Fox News Digital. Told. ”[Authorities] There was a lot within 24 hours. I was so naive…I truly believed I would be arrested within a few days. ”
The family is still waiting for key items collected from the crime scene at Drumhiller’s Carrollton Township home to be processed as DNA evidence.
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Megan Drumhiller was found dead in her home in Carrollton Township, Michigan, on January 28, 2022. (Family Handout | Saginaw County Sheriff)
The 31-year-old man died of asphyxiation, a family spokesperson told FOX News Digital.
Drumhiller’s parents believe Drumhiller’s murder suspects may be walking freely among civilians.
“We’ve always been told that eventually science is going to be what we need.”
This lawsuit raised one issue after another. first, Carrollton County Police Department Drumhiller’s parents said Michigan State Police, which took over the investigation hours after first responders arrived, interviewed all witnesses and examined all camera evidence immediately after Drumhiller’s body was discovered. He said he was unable to do so.
The parents of deceased Michigan woman Megan Drumhiller are awaiting the results of DNA testing on evidence collected from the crime scene. (Handout)
Later, the family stated that the lead detective on the case apparently worked remotely for “four or five months” after the case began due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, and rarely visited the crime scene in person.
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At one point, police called Drumhillers to falsely report the DNA of a second woman found at the crime scene.
“There was a time when there was a misdiagnosis along the way and we were told there was DNA from an unknown woman at the scene,” Tim Drumhiller said. “And it was such a big deal that we got a call from the detective, we got a call from everyone involved, and they said it looked like another woman was involved in this crime…and we… was shocked.”
Megan Drumhiller was found dead on January 28, 2022, after returning home from a three-week vacation with her family. (Handout)
A detective then called the family to apologize and tell them that the DNA was not actually that of the second woman, but rather that of Drumhiller, who was not immediately isolated.
“I was just stunned. … She’s the subject.”
The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office is currently the lead agency in this case. FOX News Digital has reached out to the Carrollton Township Police Department, Michigan State Police and Sheriff’s Office for comment.
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While the Drumhillers’ primary concern is finding out what happened to their daughter, another concern is that other murder victim families may be facing similar challenges in solving their cases. It is a belief that there is.
The family of Megan Drumhiller is offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in their daughter’s murder. (Handouts for families)
“This is happening on a national level,” said Tim Drumhiller, noting that the FBI has a homicide clearance rate of less than 50% in the United States. “But frankly, when it’s happening to you, that’s all you care about. … At times it felt like the deck was stacked against us specifically. .”
Lynette Drumhiller said she sometimes feels like authorities are “nagging and bothering her.”
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“But this is our daughter,” she said.
Lynette Drumhiller said her daughter “never” allowed anyone into her home outside of her “small circle” of friends and family. (Handouts for families)
Drumhiller was a friendly, quirky and intelligent woman who loved dancing and writing, her parents told Fox News Digital. At the time of her death, she was working in retail and living in a somewhat rural area where many of her family members lived.
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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office Hotline at 989-790-5423 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-422-JAIL.
