Details Emerge After Pregnant Woman Found Dead in Northern Michigan

A 22-year-old pregnant woman was discovered dead in the woods of northern Michigan several days after her due date, leading to the arrest of her sister and fiancé as they searched for the baby.

Rebecca Park went missing at 38 weeks pregnant, last seen near her family’s residence on November 3. It was later reported by the Wexford County Sheriff’s Office that she was found deceased in the Manistee National Forest on November 25 and was no longer pregnant. An autopsy later confirmed her identity.

Her fiancé, 43-year-old Richard Lee Farrar, was taken into custody the night her body was found. Park’s sister, 21-year-old Kimberly Park, was arrested around 1 a.m. on November 26.

The official cause of death for Rebecca Park has not yet been released. Initial reports suggested concern that she could have gone into labor just before her disappearance, and at the time, her due date was November 18.

Witness accounts mentioned that Park was at her mother’s home on the day she vanished and was seen leaving in a black sedan with tinted windows, although details about her destination remained unclear.

Interestingly, on the day she went missing, reports indicated that Park had received approximately $2,000 from her family’s estate. Furthermore, her cell phone was discovered abandoned near her home.

Kimberly Park is currently held at the Wexford County Jail with a bail set at $750,000. She faces charges related to tampering with evidence, providing false information to police during a violent crime investigation, and filing a false report. Meanwhile, Farrar’s bail stands at $1 million. Described as a “repeat offender” with prior felony convictions, he is charged with two counts of distributing methamphetamine. If convicted, he could face a life sentence.

Both individuals have been labeled flight risks. During Farrar’s arraignment, the judge referred to him as a “threat to the community.”