6/21/14 - A Whitmore Lake man has been charged after police allege he murdered his sister-in-law. 23-year-old Rachelle Lynn Wood lived alone in her apartment and was found dead by Green Oak Township Police on Monday. A press conference was held Friday. Livingston County Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt announced that after around the clock efforts by Green Oak Township Police and the Livingston County Major Crimes Task Force, Woodâs brother-in-law was arrested and charged. 25-year-old Nicholas Allen Foerster is jailed without bond and has been charged with one count of 1st degree murder, alleging he committed the crime with pre-meditation and deliberation. Upon conviction, that charge carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole. During the arraignment Friday, Vailliencourt says he advised the magistrate that Foerster confessed to choking the victim for a period of at least seven minutes, knowing that it would cause death. Foerster reported discovering Woodâs body to authorities on Monday morning. Police said earlier that officials determined Wood had been dead for an extended period of time and Vailliencourt stated that there is some evidence that will be described in court as to when they think the crime occurred. A preliminary exam conference is scheduled Tuesday in 53rd District Court. (JM)
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