Deceased Genesee County Property Owner Duane Reynolds, 61, Linked to Four Sets of Human Remains Found at Forest Township Home

Michigan State Police have confirmed that at least four sets of human remains were discovered at a property on Willard Road in Forest Township, Genesee County, following a months-long investigation that began in March 2026. The grim find has prompted investigators to search a second property in the county, with results still pending.

The case began on March 18, 2026, when Flint Post troopers were called to the Willard Road address around 12:50 PM after a man who had recently purchased the property reported finding what he believed to be human remains.

Troopers responded and conducted an initial search of the grounds with the help of detectives and an MSP canine unit. Early findings confirmed that human remains were indeed present at the site.

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Over the following weeks, detectives worked alongside the Genesee County Medical Examiner’s Office and forensic anthropologists from Michigan State University to piece together what had been buried on the property. Investigators also interviewed individuals connected to the Willard Road location as part of their ongoing inquiry.

By June 10, 2026, MSP confirmed that remains belonging to at least four separate individuals had been identified at the site. The identities of those individuals have not yet been established.

On the same day that the update was released, investigators carried out a search at a second Genesee County property previously owned by the same man, Duane Reynolds, 61, who died on December 3, 2024.

The results of that second search have not yet been made public. Authorities have not named any suspects, and no one is currently in custody in connection with the case.

A Complex Forensic Effort Spanning Multiple Institutions

Identifying the remains has required a coordinated effort across several specialized institutions. In addition to the MSU anthropologists and the county medical examiner’s office, investigators are working with the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification, a nationally recognized forensic facility that handles unidentified remains cases from across the country.

Funding for this identification work is being provided through a grant from the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, a federal program typically associated with cold case investigations involving sexual violence.

The involvement of the SAKI program suggests that investigators may be looking into whether the victims were connected to prior sexual assault cases, though authorities have not made any formal statements to that effect.

Reynolds, the former owner of both searched properties, died more than a year before the first remains were discovered by the new owner of the Willard Road home. Because Reynolds is deceased, any criminal prosecution related to the case faces significant legal hurdles, though the investigation continues to move forward.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Flint Post at 810-732-1111 or reach Crime Stoppers anonymously at 800-422-4295.