Tag: Dennis Bowman

Decades later, jailed killer confesses to murdering adopted daughter when she threatened to report sexual abuse: Court

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A Michigan woman testified on Monday that her husband — who is serving two life sentences in Virginia for a 1980 rape and murder — told her last year that he killed their missing 14-year-old adoptive daughter in 1989 and buried her remains in the backyard. Brenda Bowman testified that Dennis Bowman, 71, first revealed …

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May 15, 2020

Teen reported as runaway in 1989 found dead 31 years later; Her adoptive father is charged with murder

A Michigan man charged with the death of Navy pilot’s wife in Virginia in 1980 has now been charged with the disappearance and death of his adopted daughter nine years later, MLive reported. Dennis Bowman, 71, was extradited to Virginia in February to face charges in the death of Kathleen Doyle, 25, who was killed …