Finding human bones is always unsettling, especially when they’re discovered on a Michigan property tied to a bizarre case involving a naked woman who ran from the same location nine years earlier.

Michigan Mystery: Nude Woman Flees Man, Seeks Help

Photo by <a href=Kamsin Kaneko on Unsplash" loading="lazy" onload="this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');" onerror="this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');" fetchpriority="low" width="6960" height="4640"/>
Photo by Kamsin Kaneko on Unsplash
Photo by Kamsin Kaneko on Unsplash

In early March 2017, Michigan State Police (MSP) records say a nude woman fled a property on North Irish Road in Genesee County around 11:15 a.m. She ran to a nearby home seeking help and said a man was at the property, but asked the neighbor not to call police.

Getty Images
Getty Images
Getty Images
The neighbor provided the woman with clothing and noticed she was visibly distressed. When Michigan State Police arrived, she was reluctant to explain why she had been naked and running from a man.
97.9 WGRD logo
Get our free mobile app

According to MLive, the woman said she was homeless and was standing at a Flint intersection holding a sign about her situation when Duane W. Reynolds approached her.

The woman declined medical treatment, said Reynolds had not assaulted her, and reported no injuries at the time. With no complaint filed and no identified victim, the Genesee County Prosecutor’s Office declined to file charges.

Read More: Missing Michigan Teens Leave Home With Rifle and Gear

Four Sets of Human Remains Found Amid Strange Tale

Photo by <a href=Farhad Edenia on Unsplash" loading="lazy" onload="this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');" onerror="this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');" fetchpriority="low" width="6464" height="4320"/>
Photo by Farhad Edenia on Unsplash
Photo by Farhad Edenia on Unsplash

MLive reported that Duane W. Reynolds died of natural causes on December 3, 2024, at age 60. His former property was located about two miles from where the woman was allegedly seen running from him.

Reynolds worked for 40 years at a plastic molding factory. He was also an avid fisherman and hunter who enjoyed distilling his own moonshine and was never charged with a crime relating to the woman.

Photo by <a href=engin akyurt on Unsplash" loading="lazy" onload="this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');" onerror="this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');" fetchpriority="low" width="10000" height="7500"/>
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash

On March 18, 2026, the property’s new owner was renovating the home when human bones were discovered. Investigators say the remains belonged to at least four people and had likely been there for at least a decade. A search of the property turned up no additional remains.

Investigators have sent the remains to anthropologists at Michigan State University and the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification to help determine the victims’ identities and how they died.

👇BELOW: Crematorium Shut Down For Disrespectful Handling of Human Remains👇

Peek Inside The Former Lewiston Crematorium Shut Down For Disrespectful Handling of Human Remains

More From 97.9 WGRD