Murder Mystery in Mio Pt.1



David Tyll



Brian Ognjan



A small, hard-drinking town, one much like the one I reside in, kept a secret for years - 18 years to be exact. What happened? Something that will chill you to the bone. Here is the story of David Tyll and Brian Ognjan.

These two friends travelled from the suburbs of Detriot in 1985 to Mio, in northern Michigan, for a nice relaxing weekend of deer hunting. Their fates would come to light as this did not turn out to be any "normal" hunting trip.

When they never returned from their trip, their families suspected foul play because they were responsible men who would not follow through with some of the rumors - like leaving their families to begin new lives. Although the families were right, it took the police 18 years to figure out the truth behind the lies. 

Here's the story: The men were seen extremely intoxicated in a bar by a bunch of locals. Barbra B. just happened to be in the bar. She was a town drunk and had had more than a few drinks that night. However, eighteen years later, when talking to police, she assured them that she held her alcohol well and knew everything that happened that night. Also, in the bar were the Duvall brothers - Raymond and Donald - also known as Coco and Jr. Barbra over heard them talking about beating the stumbling hunters to death and feeding them to their pigs because, "pigs have to eat too." That night, Barbra and a friend she was with at the bar left and stumbled home to her friend's house. Once they got there, they heard noises outside so they peaked to see what was going on. They were pleads for help... coming from David Tyll and Brian Ognjan. Coco and Jr. had baseball bats in their hands. According to Barbara, Coco swung the bat, first at David Tyll, and "his head just disappeared." Brian got away but it didn't take long for them to catch him. They stood him up and said, "Look, he peed his pants." Then, they swung at him resulting in the loss of his life as well.

Barbra and her friend made a beeline for the door, sneaking to her house hoping that the men hadn't noticed they were there. Once they got to her house, there was a beating on her door. Coco and Jr. warned her: "You saw nothing. You heard nothing. The pigs need to eat too." Barbra, scared for her life, vowed to keep their secret.

What will happen next? Check back to find out.

info from investigation.discovery.com

pictures from mylifeofcrime.wordpress.com

Becoming a CSI

Ever consider becoming a CSI like on the TV? Contrary to popular belief, it's not all fun and games like depicted in the many shows. Here are some frequently asked questions and the answers about becoming a criminal investigator.

1. What does a Crime Scene Investigator do? CSI's typically handle more complex cases such as homicides, sexual assults, and robberies. They evalaute crime scenes using advanced equiptment and techniques. They are responsible for collecting, handling and packaging evidence. They also have the responsibility of photographing when necessary.
2. Do you have to become a police officer first? Yes, right now there is no way around this.
3. How long will it take to become a CSI? Anywhere between 6 to 10 years from the time you graduate high school. This includes the time spent at college. Again, first you must become a police officer and then you can proceed.
4. How much money do CSI's make? Typically, CSI's can expect to make around $40,000.

Court Case Divisions

Ever wonder what kind of cases go to the different kinds of courts? Sometimes it can get confusing. There's family court, civil court, and criminal court. There are the types of cases that they typically deal with and there are also things that are referred through the court.

1. Family Court - this court deals with situations such as child custody, visitation risk assesments, gradnparent visitation risk, mediation of parental conflicts over children, child abuse evaluations, adoption readiness evaluations, development of family reunification plans, and evaluations to assess termination of partenal rights. Counseling and psychotherapy referred by the courts include parent-child family counseling, therapeutic supervised visitation, parenting skills training, anger management, divorce adjustment counseling for children and adults, and parental communication skills training.
2. Civil Court - this court deals with situations such as personal injury evaluations, assessment of emotional factors in sexual harassment and discrimination, worker's compensation evaluations, civil competency evaluations, and psychological autopsies. Through the civil court system, counseling is provided for those with post traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, phobias related to traumatic events, psychological factors in cronic pain, anger management, adjustment counseling following trauma, couples counseling regarding trauma, and desensitization.
3. Criminal Court - this is the court that most are familar with. This court deals with situations such as evaluations of juveniles accused of criminal acts, juvenile pre-sentencing evaluations, juvenile probabtion evaluations, juvenile waiver evaluations, evaluating the credibility of of child witnesses, assessment of juvenile and adult sexual offenders, competency and diminished capacity evauluations, and adult pre-sentencing evaluations. The issues addressed inclue counseling of individuals who violate restraining orders, counseling juveniles on probation, supportive counseling for victims of crimes, counseling of individuals awaiting trials, counseling for adults on probation, anger management skills training for violent offenders, counseling and psychotherarapy for sexual offenders.