Kelly Ann Stanfill, 36, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, was shot and killed on the night of November 18, 2016, while traveling in a van with her husband, Kevin Stanfill, and his sister, Jerri Stripling. According to the sister’s account, Kevin stopped the vehicle near a remote field off AB Avenue in Cooper Township, ordered Kelly out, then followed her into the darkness; Stripling heard multiple gunshots and Kevin returned to the van alone, allegedly threatening her to keep silent.

Kelly’s disappearance went unexplained for about two months. In mid-January 2017 Stripling reported the incident to police and led them to a snow-covered field where investigators found Kelly’s remains; she had been shot four times in the head. Kevin Stanfill was arrested and charged with murder and related firearm offenses. In October 2017 he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder as part of a plea agreement, and on December 4, 2017 a judge imposed a minimum 26-year prison term for the slaying.

If anyone knew Kelly, her movements on or after November 18, 2016, or has information about that drive through Cooper Township, contact investigators.