Missing Michigan Mom Of 8 Was Dating Man With ‘Murder-For-Hire’ History
Heather Kelley, a Michigan mom of eight kids has been missing since Saturday, December 10th.
From the start, both the Portage Police Department and Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office were involved in the missing person investigation and didn't release much information about the case.
They did say they had a person of interest they believed knew where to find Heather Kelley. We'll talk more about the person of interest in a second. Let's go over what we know first.
Michigan Mom Of 8 Still Missing Since December 10th
According to police Heather Kelley left her house at about 9 pm on Saturday, December 10th.
She later spoke to her children on the phone around 10:20 pm and told them that she would be home shortly, but Heather never made it home that night.
Her truck was found abandoned the next morning at the corner of Sprinkle and E. Michigan.
Missing Michigan Mom Of 8 Was Dating Man With ‘Murder-For-Hire’ History
Heather Kelley's family says that she was dating a man that was charged with a 'murder-for-hire' plot.
Wood TV reported that the unknown man also was accused of soliciting others to help him murder a drug dealer who had robbed him.
He was sentenced to 13 years in federal prison in 2013 for the conspiracy and on a weapons charge, but records don’t show what happened in the murder-for-hire plot.
This man was released from federal prison in the summer of 2022 and transferred to a halfway house in Detroit. On December 12th he was reported missing from the facility and on December 14th he was arrested and sent to the Newaygo County Jail.
There's no official word if he is in fact the person of interest in this case.
What Does Heather Kelley Look Like?
Heather has several tattoos, including a lion and rose tattoo on her right forearm and a dream catcher tattoo on her left forearm.
Police say Heather always wears a silver heart necklace.
Help Police Find Heather Kelley
Silent Observer is offering a reward of up to $5,000 in the case.
Anyone with information about Heather Kelley is asked to contact the Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office at 269.383.8748 or Silent Observer at 269.343.2100.