Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 11/22/1985
- Missing From:
- Missing From St. Clair Shores, Michigan
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Male
- Race:
- Race White
- Date of Birth:
- Date of Birth 01/16/1958 (67)
- Age:
- Age 27 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’8 – 5’10, 175 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Clothing/Jewelry Description Blue jeans.
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Sandy brown hair, brown eyes. Ognjan had a mustache at the time of his disappearance.
- Details of Disappearance:
- On November 22, 1985, Ognjan and his friend David Tyll left Michigan to go deer hunting. They were last seen near Houghton Lake, Michigan, where they cashed a check. They were driving Tyll’s black Ford Bronco (license plate 447 HRZ), but neither the truck nor the men were ever seen again. They never reached their hunting destination, and didn’t buy hunting licenses.
Eighteen years later, two brothers, J.R. and Coco Duvall, were arrested and convicted of their murders. Witnesses claimed to have seen the Duvalls beat Ognjan and Tyll to death outside a bar and later heard them boast about feeding the bodies to pigs. These witnesses were afraid to come forward sooner because of threats from the Duvalls.
However, there was no physical evidence linking the Duvalls to the crime. The main witness also admitted to being heavily intoxicated at the time. Despite this lack of evidence, the Duvalls were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. The case is detailed in the 2006 book, *Darker Than Night*.
- Agency:
- St. Clair Shores Police Department 586-445-5305
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This person was missing Missing Since 11/22/1985