Leigh Swanson, 45yrs old, last seen 11/17/12, Saginaw Township, MI(body found)

[Northern Rose]

Slain woman's friends can't make sense of why she was killed
Updated: Nov 30, 2012 8:11 PM MST

FREELAND, MI (WNEM) - Friends are still reeling from the loss of their friend Leigh Swanson. Swanson went missing nearly two weeks ago after going on a date with a man she met online.

And just this week, police discovered her body near the home of 30-year-old Michael Fabi, who has been named as a suspect in Swanson's murder. This case is far from over with many questions still remaining.

But in the meantime, many say they just want to remember Swanson for the person she was - their friend.

Friends of Swanson are at a loss.

"She was a great person, she had a heart of gold," said her ex-boyfriend Randy Lovell.

"She was a very loving, caring person," said friend Becki Rau.

Many of Swanson's closest friends met Friday night at The Log Cabin Bar in Freeland, not sure of what to make of the news or why the horrible thing happened to her.

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http://www.wnem.com/story/20232970/slain-womans-friends-cant-make-sense-of-why-she-was-killed

[theboyzmom]

http://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/index.ssf/2012/12/police_leigh_swanson_took_taxi.html#incart_river_news

Details of apparent murder-suicide slowly surface while police wait for lab results

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After meeting Fabi online, Swanson was dropped off by a taxi at the home on Sanford Lake, Nielsen said. Swanson arrived on Saturday, not Friday, as investigators originally believed, he said.

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The sheriff's office continues interviews and once the investigation is complete they plan to submit the case to the prosecutor's office seeking a warrant related to Swanson's death, even though the main suspect is dead.
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These statements strike me - first it is out in the middle of no where - I very rarely see taxis in metro areas this far north much less out in the sticks. Also, wonder who the warrant is for? My guess, the dad.