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Buena Vista Police Officer Bluew’s girlfriend Jennifer Webb and her unborn son Braxton found killed
Jennifer Marie Webb and unborn Braxton James Donald Webb were stolen from life and from the people who love them on August 30, 2011. Friends of 32-year-old Jennifer Webb say she confided in them about her relationship with a married Buena Vista Township Police Officer [Kenneth “Ken” Bluew]. It is the same officer who found her body… Tuesday night, Webb’s body was discovered near the police department’s gun range that is frequented by officers.
…Jenny was due to give birth in just a few weeks and had already named her unborn son, Braxton James Donald Webb… Buena Vista Township police officers were first on the scene, reporting a possible suicide, but the investigation was immediately turned over to the Michigan State Police… While authorities are releasing little information at this time, [TV5 reporter Liz] Gelardi reported the incident may have involved two people…
WOMAN’S BODY FOUND AT GUN RANGE: Saginaw Co. prosecutor confirms woman was pregnant
[Excerpts] A Saginaw County woman, who was due to give birth in just a few weeks, was found dead at a police gun range in Buena Vista Township early Wednesday morning. Jenny Webb had already named her unborn son, Braxton James Donald Webb… [Saginaw County Prosecutor Mike] Thomas is not releasing any details except to say the woman was late in pregnancy. In the meantime, NBC25 is learning more about Jenny Webb through her online activity. Before her Facebook page was closed to the public it showed she had more than 300 friends and was expecting the birth of her first child Sept. 23rd… Those very close to the Jenny Webb investigation say they’re disgusted and disappointed about what happened but won’t get into specifics right now… She most recently worked at P.F. Markey Incorporated and graduated from Bridgeport High in 1997. A cheerleader and life-long resident of the area, Webb had several siblings and spent time at the Candlelite Bowling and Banquet Center in Bridgeport Township. The owner says he can still see Jenny’s smiling face.
‘WHEN SHE SMILED, THE WHOLE OFFICE SMILED’: Employer of pregnant victim found in Buena Vista remembers Bridgeport woman
Jenny Webb “never had a down day” and wore a “fabulous smile” that could light up the room, her former boss says. While officials have yet to confirm her identity, media reports indicate Bridgeport Township’s Webb was the pregnant woman found dead under “suspicious” circumstances in Buena Vista Township on Wednesday. The day before, she was working as a customer service employee at Saginaw Township’s P.F. Markey Inc., 2880 Universal, the company’s owner said. “She was probably the most energetic, happy employee we had,” said Jim Terry… “She had a fabulous smile. When she smiled, the whole office smiled… She was very upbeat about the pregnancy. She was excited to have the baby”… State police investigators are calling the death “suspicious,” and Thomas said the woman was in a “late-term pregnancy”.
No suspect is in custody in connection with the death, according to [Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael] Thomas. who declined to discuss whether investigators have a suspect. When asked if the incident is a homicide, Thomas said “We’re not really sure what we’ve got”… [Buena Vista Township Police Chief Brian] Booker said he could share no further details. The chief said it was a “mutual decision” to have state police handle the investigation, though Buena Vista detectives investigated the township’s last homicide in July. The chief declined to provide further explanation.
POLICE OFFICER WHO FOUND PREGNANT WOMAN’S BODY IDENTIFIED
While police are still saying very little about the suspicious death of a pregnant Saginaw County woman, one of the woman’s friends talked to ABC12 and gave us possible insight as to why the police and prosecutor’s investigation remains shrouded in mystery. Investigators spent several hours near a Saginaw County gun range Wednesday. Friends of 32-year-old Jennifer Webb say she confided in them about her relationship with a married Buena Vista Township Police Officer. It is the same officer who found her body. “She was the happiest person in the world,” an unidentified friend said… Webb was found dead near a gun range in Buena Vista Township right around midnight Tuesday night. Buena Vista Township police officers were first on the scene, reporting a possible suicide, but the investigation was immediately turned over to the Michigan State Police. Today, we also spoke to the Buena Vista Police Officer who found her body. Ken Bluew told ABC12 that he in fact found Webb’s body, but that’s all he wanted to say about the incident. Webb’s friends, including the one we spoke to, tell us she and Bluew were romantically involved… Webb told her friend that Bluew was the father of her unborn child. “They met privately, she found she was pregnant, shared it with him,” she said. The location where Webb’s body was found also played a part in their relationship. “To my knowledge, that’s where they met previously and that’s where they met and discussed issues like child support and taking care of the baby in the future,” the friend said… An autopsy has been done, but a cause of death has not been released.
The woman, who lived in Saginaw County, was expected to give birth next month. Neighbors said she was very excited about it. That is why what appeared first as a suicide investigators now believe is something now much different. “She was excited she was going to have a baby,” said Steve Wobig. He told us his neighbor, Jennifer Webb had recently celebrated her baby shower. She was so thrilled about the arrival of her new baby, she even posted the ultrasound image as her Facebook profile picture… Tuesday night, Webb’s body was discovered nearly Freeway and South Outer Drive, a rural area in Saginaw County’s Buena Vista Township near the police department’s gun range that is frequented by officers. Buena Vista Township Police responded to what at first was a suicide call, but now according to the Saginaw County prosecutor is being looked at as a suspicious death. Investigators from Michigan State Police were called in to take over the case, something that usually happens when a law enforcement officer is involved. Although the prosecutor claims no arrests have been made and refused to comment on a suspect, sources told FOX 2 an officer who worked at the Buena Vista Township Police Department was sent home from work because of his possible connection with the victim.
Buena Vista Township police initially responded to a suicide report, but the Saginaw County prosecutor has now classified it as a suspicious death. Compounding the mystery is the prosecutors use of Michigan State Police investigators called in to take over the case from Saginaw deputies, perhaps occuring due to a police officer being involved in the suspicous death. When questioned regarding this change in investigative personnel the prosecutor said no arrests have been made and has refused to comment on possible suspects. MyFoxDetroit.com cited unnamed sources who said a Buena Vista police officer had been sent home from work because of his possible connection with the victim. Funeral arrangements are set for Jennifer M. Webb, the 32-year-old pregnant woman found dead under “suspicious” circumstances in Buena Vista Township on Wednesday. Family and friends can attend Webb’s funeral at 4 p.m. Saturday at W.L. Case and Co., Funeral Chapel, 4480 Mackinaw in Saginaw Township. An obituary for the Bridgeport Township woman describes her as “the type of person who, once you met her, you felt like you knew her all your life”.
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