Paul Monchnik, 91, a World War II veteran and retired television repairman, was found murdered in his Detroit home on November 23, 2015. Firefighters called to his Bentler Street house around 3 a.m. discovered his body after a fire. He had been severely beaten, an accelerant may have been forced down his throat, and the house had been set ablaze in an apparent attempt to conceal a robbery and murder. His 2000 silver Chevrolet minivan was stolen; surveillance showed the suspect driving it to a nearby gas station to buy gasoline, and the vehicle was later recovered with a gas can inside. Neighbors identified a 17-year-old next-door resident, George Stewart, who was turned in by his grandfather and arrested.

Stewart was charged with first-degree murder, felony murder, and arson; he later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in September 2016 and received a 30 to 60 year sentence. Mr. Monchnik, an immigrant from Poland who had lived in the same home for 65 years, was a widower with three children, four grandchildren and a recently born great-grandchild. Does anyone have information about Mr.

Monchnik’s last years or about the neighborhood around Bentler Street?