Kalamazoo Dismembered Body: It's Travis Lane and Police Know Who Killed Him

[Maggie]

From WOODTV:

Dismembered body identified

(Kalamazoo, January 29, 2004, 6:12 p.m.) Police say they have now identified
the man found dismemebered in a wooded area in Kalamazoo and say they know who
killed him.

Police tell 24 Hour News 8 they are looking for 21-year-old Jeremy Ryan Russell
of Kalamazoo. Officers say he is the prime suspect in the case and warrants
have been issued for his arrest.

Russell, who is considered armed and dangerous, is wanted for the murder of
21-year-old Travis Lane who has been missing since January 14. Lane's
dismembered body was found in a wooded area behind businesses on Westnedge
Avenue in January 17. The body was in such bad shape that police were unable to
identify the body until test results recently came back.

Police believe Russell is in Florida driving in Lane's gray 2000 Jeep Grand
Cherokee that now has the Florida license plate X18-AQW.

If you have any information, call Kalamazoo police or Silent Observer at
269-343-2100.

Maggie

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[Hester888Mofet]

Maggie posted:

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Post by Maggie
Police tell 24 Hour News 8 they are looking for 21-year-old Jeremy Ryan Russell
of Kalamazoo. Officers say he is the prime suspect in the case and warrants
have been issued for his arrest.

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Any word on whether this guy was a friend of the victim?

Hester Mofet

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[Hester888Mofet]

Thanks for the update. I used to live on the same street as his parents.
Interesting that he dumped the body less than a half mile from his parents'
home.

Hester Mofet