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Missing Christine Marie Honson 
Honson, approximately 1974 Date reported missing : 09/01/1974 Missing location (approx) : Grand Rapids, Michigan Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Native American DOB : 08/13/1942 (78) Age at the time of disappearance: 32 years old Height / Weight : 5'2, 120 - 135 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A blue ski coat, a yellow blouse, brown and yellow slacks, and a white gold mother's ring with four stones. Medical conditions : Honson is an alcoholic. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Native American female. Black hair, brown eyes. Honson may have three or four capped teeth. She has a dark spot on her right ankle, and she wears eyeglasses with heavy dark-colored plastic frames. Honson may use the following alias names: Barbara Jean Compo, Christine Marie Compo and/or Christine Marie Harrington. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Honson was last seen in Grand Rapids, Michigan sometime in September 1974. She had lived in Petoskey in northern Michigan with her husband and three children, and her marriAge at the time of disappearance: was troubled because of her drinking problem and arguments with her husband's. She had occasionally left home for a few days at a time, but always reappeared. Sometime in September 1974, Honson disappeared from her home in Petoskey. Her husband found some suitcases in their backyard and assumed his wife had left him and possibly hitched a ride out of the area. A week later, Honson's husband drove to the home of one of her relatives in Grand Rapids and left the suitcases there. Once he returned to Petoskey, he filed a missing persons report. He divorced her about a year after she disappeared. Honson's sisters in Grand Rapids last saw her in the summer of 1974. She had a close relationship with her sisters and their families frequently visited each other. Honson called her sister and her sister-in-law in the fall of that year, saying she was going to visit them. Honson didn't visit, however, and her family never heard from her again. There has been no activity on Honson's Social Security number since the summer of 1974, and she never renewed her driver's license. In spite of her alcohol problem, she had a good relationship with her children and her loved ones don't think she would have abandoned them. In July 1986, Nicholas Brasic Jr. was convicted of rape and first-degree murder in Honson's presumed death. One of the primary witnesses was Paul Howell; he was a friend of Brasic's, and his brother had dated Honson. Howell testified that at the end of September 1974, Honson came to his Grand Rapids apartment looking for his brother. Howell and Brasic were at the residence at the time and both had been drinking. The two men left with Honson in Brasic's yellow van and drove to a field north of Grand Rapids. Howell stated Honson and Brasic went into the back of the van and he heard Brasic beating Honson for ten to fifteen minutes, as Honson cried and groaned. Brasic went back to the front of the van without Honson, and drove Howell home. The next day, Howell asked Brasic what happened to Honson, and Brasic told him he'd taken care of it and refused to say anything more on the subject. Two other witnesses, one of them Brasic's ex-girlfriend and the mother of his child, testified that Brasic told them he had beaten a girl to death in his van and that he buried her body near South Bend, Indiana. Brasic was sentenced to life in prison for Honson's murder. Her body has never been found, but foul play is suspected due to the circumstances involved. Other information and links : ncy Kent County Sheriff's Department 616-632-6100 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Detroit Free Press Find a Grave Leagle The Argus-Press |