Authorities in northwest Indiana announced this afternoon that human remains located on the western edge of Michigan City in May belong to missing wife and mother Candi Sue Brown Morris.
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Morris disappeared around 1:00 a.m., on Sunday, August 26, 2012.
The Michigan City Police Department issued the following statement a few hours ago on the department’s Facebook page:
On Friday May 3rd 2013 numerous agencies came together to investigate human remains which were located in the area of County Line Road and Chandler Road. The Michigan City Police Department, with the assistance of the LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office, LaPorte County Coroner’s Office, the Indiana State Police, and the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department investigated the human remains. It has been determined through DNA comparison that the human remains are that of missing person Candi Brown. Candi Brown was reported missing as of August 7th (sic) 2012 by her husband David Morris. Candi was last seen August 25th 2012 in the evening.
This investigation is still ongoing and the Michigan City Police Department is asking if anyone has information regarding this investigation please call Cpl. Jason Holaway at (219) 874-3221 Ext. #346 or the Crime Tip Hotline (219) 873-1488.
Police Chief, Mark Swistek and Mayor Ron Meer would like to express our appreciation for everyone’s help in this effort and their condolences to the family.
Despite those condolences, David Morris, Candi’s husband, is “devastated” to learn his wife has been found deceased, and remains frustrated by the lack of communication coming from authorities. In a phone interview from his home in Michigan City, an emotional Morris told The Examiner he was not notified that the remains belong to his wife, and he learned of the identification from an extended family member in a phone call.
It’s a damn shame I wasn’t told that these remains belong to my wife,” Morris said. “I should have been the first person notified on all levels; but, once again, I was told nothing.”
The “once again” Morris is referring to is the original discovery of his wife’s remains on May 3, 2013. Morris learned of that discovery when he read about it in his local newspaper.
Today’s announcement came after authorities notified Candi’s mother, who then informed the rest of her family. It was through that grapevine David Morris learned his wife had been declared deceased.
Upon learning of the positive identification, David Morris contacted the MCPD, and was reportedly told investigators had their hands full with a murder which took place yesterday, and hadn’t had a chance to notify him that his wife’s remains had been identified.
The investigation into the death of Candi Sue Brown Morris continues. Anyone with information regarding the disappearance or death of Candi Morris is asked to call Corporal Jason Holaway at (219) 874-3211, ext. 346.
We will continue to provide updates to this situation as they are made available. Next up: how — and why — it took nine months to locate a woman who was wearing a police-issued ankle monitor at the time of her disappearance.
