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Testimony sheds more light on character of accused cop killer Eric Knysz

February 24, 2014
Testimony sheds more light on character of accused cop killer Eric Knysz

  Story by Lisa Enos. MCP Correspondent.   Photographs by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief. LUDINGTON — Detective Sgt. Gary Green of Michigan State Police Mt. Pleasant post arrived around midnight Sept. 9, 2013 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City while Eric Knysz was being treated for the gunshot wound he sustained while apprehended by police in Manistee County earlier that…

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MCC voters to decide non-homestead millage renewal Tuesday

February 24, 2014
MCC voters to decide non-homestead millage renewal Tuesday

SCOTTVILLE — Voters in the Mason County Central School district will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on two operating millage renewals for non-homestead properties. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Below is the ballot language for the renewals:   I.                             OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL   This proposal will allow the school district to continue…

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Right to Life speech contest winner

February 24, 2014
Right to Life speech contest winner

LUDINGTON — Mason County Right to Life recently held a speech contest at the Ludington branch of the Mason County District Library. Five area high school students participated with about 50 people in attendance. Hannah McBride, a junior, won the $100 first prize and will represent Mason County Right to Life at the state level on May 17. “What caught…

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Attorney explains why Knysz case needed to be tried despite confession

February 24, 2014
Attorney explains why Knysz case needed to be tried despite confession

Many readers following the trial against Eric John Knysz have asked why there needs to be a trial since Knysz confessed his crime to the police. We asked attorney Ryan Glanville of Thompson, Thompson and Glanville Attorneys at Law of Ludington to explain this. Glanville is not associated with the case in any way, however he often serves as a…

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Knysz: I don’t really remember the details. My mind was just, I don’t know.

February 24, 2014
Knysz: I don’t really remember the details. My mind was just, I don’t know.

The following are excerpts of the transcript, provided by the Mason County Prosecutors Office, from an interview with Eric Knysz conducted by Michigan State Police Det. Sgt. Gary Green on Sept. 12, 2013 while Knysz was still in the hospital. This was the second interview Green had conducted with Knysz, the earlier being on Sept. 10, 2013.  Eric Knysz had…

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