Law Enforcement Looks into New Developments on Murder of Mary Denise Lands

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Full 9 minute- You Tube Link related to the jewelry recovered in the home that Chris Pratt occupied before going to jail in June 2007.

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CALHOUN COUNTY, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - New developments in a high-profile cold case in Calhoun County.

39-year-old Mary Lands was last seen in her Marshall apartment ten years ago. Lands was legally declared dead in 2011. However, her loved ones and investigators haven't given up hope that justice will be served. Calhoun County Prosecutor David Gilbert tells Newschannel3, right now the case is being reviewed by a fresh set of eyes, and investigators are following up on new leads. The prosecutor, as well as detectives are extremely tight-lipped right now, but the prosecutor says he doesn't need a body to prove in court someone killed Mary Lands. Gilbert says he's actively looking for enough circumstantial evidence to prove Mary Lands was murdered and who did it. Her former fiancé, Chris Pratt has never been charged, but private investigator Jim Carlin believes Pratt knows what happened. Pratt was sentenced to prison in 2008 for assault and unlawful imprisonment involving a different woman. Carlin tells us the night Pratt was arrested, his battered girlfriend invited Carlin into the home she and Pratt shared and showed him a room she says Pratt told her never to go into. "She said that he said this was his trophy room and everything in it was his and this was a box that he said often, don't go near this box," said Carlin. Carlin took the box to Mary's mother, Anita Marshall for identification in 2007. Carlin taped the meeting and posted it to YouTube a year later. "Ok Anita, you can take a look at that stuff..." "This is hers, I know its hers," said Marshall. "The watch?" said Carlin. "Yeah, I bought it for her...this is hers because we got this at Kmart and I helped her pick it out, this is hers, this is her engagement ring, yup it's all hers," said Marshall. Carlin tells us he alerted Marshall Police and believes this is just one layer of circumstantial evidence the prosecutor can use to solve the mystery of Mary Lands' disappearance. "The ball is in Mr. Gilbert's court and I think he wants to solve this case. I think what you say, when is enough circumstantial enough? I think it's going to happen," said Carlin. We're told there is a $60,000 reward available for information leading to an arrest.

If you have information that can help solve this case, please contact myself or any of the following;
Chief Jim Schwartz, Marshall Police Department- 269.781.3431, Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office- 269.966.6980, or Michigan State Police, 5th District, Paw Paw- 269.657.6081. You can remain anonymous.  Jim Carlin
Justinian Investigative Services
269.753.1181
269.274.6334
Email-  JustinianLaw@sbcglobal.net

New developments arise in Calhoun Co. cold case

The Patrick Family Speaks Out

WWMT Channel 3 News, Kalamazoo, Michigan 04/14/2014

The Teleka Patrick Story Continues...

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Independent 2nd Autopsy Requested by Patrick Family

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Channel 3 News, Kalamazoo, Michigan "Speaks to Teleka's Parents

Body Found Confirmed to be Dr. Teleka Patrick

Today, the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department confirmed to us through finger-print identification that the body recovered on April 5, 2014 from Lake Charles in Porter, Indiana is that of Dr. Teleka Patrick. The Sheriff has scheduled a press conference for this morning, April 9, 2014 to discuss the case. The family has released this statement about the identification;

“Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23

Over the past several months, you have gotten to know Teleka Cassandra Patrick.  You’ve gotten to know her how we knew her and you’ve seen her bright and caring smile.  She was beautiful, intelligent, and God-fearing.  You’ve prayed for Teleka, cried for Teleka, and worked to find Teleka and we thank you.  We thank you for walking this difficult journey with our family.  

Teleka’s death is not the ending we had hoped for, however, the journey does not end here.  As we mourn Teleka, we must also honor her; honor the life she led, honor her kind spirit and honor her devotion to God and others.  Teleka had a passion and zest for life and no matter the circumstances that led up to her death, we are certain that she would not have taken her own life.  Many questions remain, but what is certain is that we will love her forever and her legacy will continue to live on in the love we show to others.   

Thank you for your prayers.  Please respect our privacy in this difficult time.

The Patrick Family

 

Jim Carlin

Justinian Investigative Services

Battle Creek, Michigan

269.753.1181

269.274.6334 (cell)

Email- JustinianLaw@sbcglobal.net

Unidentified Body Found in Lake Charles, in Porter, Indiana

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Body Recovered in Lake Charles, Porter, Indiana

I'd like to pass this information along from the family to all who have been following the tragic story of Teleka Patrick, and the developments of the last few hours;

Our family was informed that a body was found that may be our daughter Teleka Patrick. We are waiting for official confirmation from the Kalamazoo Sheriff’s Department and have no comment at this time. Thank you for your continued prayers-we ask that you respect our privacy at this difficult time.

Four Months Today, The Search for Dr. Teleka Patrick Continues

 
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An Open Letter Asking for Help from the Seventh-day Adventist Leadership for Dr. Teleka Patrick

April 3, 2014
President Ted N.C. Wilson
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring Maryland 20904
United States of America

Re: Dr. Teleka Patrick- Missing Person from Kalamazoo, Michigan

Dear President Wilson:

I am a professional investigator in Michigan and working for the family of Dr. Teleka Patrick who disappeared from the Kalamazoo, Michigan area on December 5, 2013. Her vehicle was found along the westbound shoulder of Interstate 94 in Porter, Indiana. I won't go into all the details here because the story has captured the interest of the public across the globe, and a name search for myself or Dr. Patrick will allow you to view the specifics of this case.

On Saturday, April 5, 2014 Dr. Patrick will have been missing for 4 months and this tragedy has taken a toll on her parents and family. Teleka and others in her family are very devout and spiritual people, and Dr. Patrick herself worked her way up through your church steps, and vehemently quoted God and Scripture to all the people she met in her life. Her studies at Loma Linda University in California were not only in the area of medicine, but theology. She truly is a wonderful, gifted, good person.

My purpose in writing to you is to ask for the prayers of everyone in your church to help bring Teleka home. I understand that previously the family has asked for assistance from your worldwide congregation, but they have received no response. Although I am a Roman Catholic by faith, and an altar boy during my early years in parochial school, I received my undergraduate and graduate degrees from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, For the last five years I have continued my enrollment at Liberty for an advanced degree in the area of counseling. I truly have been inspired by the Word of God in my curriculum, and it has made me a better person and a better student.

In January after taking on this investigation, I asked for prayers from Liberty University and one of the officials there knew about Dr. Patrick's case. Within 24 hours a massive email was sent out to students and alumni requesting that people pray for Teleka's safe return. That gesture truly comforted the entire Patrick family, its friends and supporters.

Ten years ago I donated my services to another family of a missing woman, Mary Denise Lands, in Marshall, Michigan. I stated I would never again take on a missing persons case, because they are so difficult for all concerned. When I met Teleka's parent's, Irene and Matthias Patrick, I was so overwhelmed by their spirituality, faith, and hope, that I had to accept this unique case. I was personally inspired by Mrs. Patrick's comment that they do not question why God permitted this to happen to their daughter and family, but with just as much devotion and unshakeable faith they know that the Lord will bring Teleka home. It was a very powerful statement, and it documents how strong their devotion to God is, even under the worst of circumstances.

I often quote Scripture in my research papers, and I find comfort in one particular verse about faith and hope, which I know the Patrick family also trusts; "What is faith? It is the confident assurance  that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see." (Hebrews 11:1) New Living Translation.

President Wilson, I hope you will send a message of hope to the Patrick family, the student and alumni body at Loma Linda, and ask for those in all of your congregations to pray for Teleka' safe return. I know the power of prayer, and it can help to bring her home.

Thank you for any consideration you may provide in this matter.

Respectfully submitted,

Jim Carlin, M.A., MFT

Justinian Investigative Services

cc: Matthias and Irene Patrick

Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department Conducts New Search for Dr. Teleka Patrick

The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Department just advised us that they conducted an extensive search in the area of Porter, Indiana in their continued efforts to learn the whereabouts of Dr. Teleka Patrick. The search with 40 members failed to locate any sign of the missing doctor. This follows up my own search of that area that included 21 hours in the last two weeks. The family was informed of the search by law enforcement after the fact because the police wished to have privacy for their search plan. This now excludes the possibility of Dr. Patrick being in that area and will permit law enforcement to focus on other alternatives. On Saturday, April 5th, Teleka will have been missing for four months. If you have any information on this case, please contact me at 269.753.1181 and/or call D/Sgt. Bill Sparrow of the Kalamazoo Sheriff's Department- 269.385.6123.
Jim Carlin     
Justinian Investigative Services