6/20/14 - The brother-in-law of a Green Oak Township woman found dead in her bathtub this week has been charged with first degree murder. 25-year-old Nicholas Allen Foerster of Whitmore Lake was arrested this morning in connection with the death of 23-year-old Rachelle Lynn Wood. Green Oak Township Police discovered her deceased and naked in the bathtub of her apartment on Monday morning. The investigation was a joint effort between the Livingston County Major Crimes Task Force and Green Oak Township Police. Chief Jason Pless commended everyone involved during a Friday afternoon press conference. Livingston County Prosecutor William Vailliencourt stated that it was Foerster who first contacted police to report discovering Woodâs body and that he confessed to choking Wood for several minutes. A motive was not made public and Vailliencourt added that this remains an active, ongoing investigation. Foerster has been ordered held without bond in the Livingston County Jail. (JM)
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