Patricia Ann Bennett, 69, was found deceased in Roseville, Michigan, on January 14, 2020, after concerned grandchildren asked for a welfare check. The death was not from natural causes; investigators determined Patricia had been shot in the head months earlier in November 2019.

Police say Patricia’s 53-year-old daughter, Carol Marie Rey, concealed the body in a plastic storage bin in the detached garage of the home they shared. Family members were misled for weeks when Carol used Patricia’s cell phone to send texts pretending to be her and continued using her mother’s bank accounts and credit lines.

When officers conducted the welfare check, Carol gave inconsistent statements and a search warrant uncovered Patricia’s remains. Carol was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, larceny over $20,000, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Reports during proceedings noted she is bipolar and takes medication; financial gain was cited as the apparent motive.

Did anyone in the Roseville area know Patricia or have information about her last months alive?