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Gus Burns

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  • Investigative Reporter, MLive
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MLive investigative reporter. Pls contact me with any important, interesting stories. fburns@mlive.com
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‘We know who killed your brother, but we can’t prove it’: A 50-year-old Michigan mystery

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By Gus Burns Verified
| Ann Arbor News Verified
A 36-year-old lawyer who led a double life lay dead in the February 1976 snow. Peter Kensler, a newly and controversially elected bank director, had been blasted in the face with a 20-gauge shotgun. He was identifiable only by his brown, three-quarter-length leather coat and standard white dress shirt. It appeared he’d just returned from work.
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Michigan youth pastor convicted of child sex abuse seeks to overturn verdict

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By Gus Burns Verified
| Saginaw News Verified
A former Michigan pastor sentenced in March to between 25 and 40 years in prison for repeatedly sexually abusing a girl he raised in his home wants his conviction overturned. In August 2025, a jury convicted 60-year-old James P. Randolph, a longtime youth pastor at Living Word Church in Midland County, of six counts of criminal sexual conduct, including one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a girl who was under 13.
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Former LakeVille students say ex-teacher touched them for years, records show

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By Gus Burns Verified
| The Flint Journal Verified
Warning: This story contains graphic details that some readers may find disturbing. The criminal investigation into former LakeVille teacher Michael W. Chapin, who was previously charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old student during the 2015-2016 school year, has expanded to include four additional former students, according to a newly filed probable cause affidavit obtained by MLive.
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