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Body Found in Cass County Field Identified as Niles Woman
Authorities identified the body as 40-year-old Amber Star Laylin of Niles and said the suspicious death remains under investigation.
The Cass County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police identified a body found in a Volinia Township field on August 13 as 40-year-old Amber Star Laylin of Niles.
Deputies responded to a suspicious situation near McKenzie Street and Churchill Street around 1:50 p.m., prompting the Cass County Sheriff and Michigan State Police Mobile Crime Lab to investigate the field.
The Western Michigan Medical Examiner's Office assisted with the identification process, while detectives from the Van Buren County Sheriff's Office also responded to the scene to investigate.
With the investigation ongoing, officials are urging anyone with information to contact the Cass County Sheriff's Office at 269-445-1560 or the Michigan State Police Niles Post at 269-657-6081.
Authorities continue processing the case following Laylin's identification, maintaining focus on gathering details to resolve the circumstances of the suspicious situation first reported on August 13.