MUS-2026-287
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MUS-2026-287
Homicide
- Incident
- 2000
- Indexed
- Oct 16, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Burton Police Department
- Location
- Burton MI
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Danyese LaClair, 32, a married mother of two, left her shift at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Burton, Michigan, late on April 23, 2000. Her red Chevy Cavalier was found still running at the Burton post office, driver's door open, purse gone. On the morning of April 24 her body was found in a field about half a mile away. She had been shot once at close range in the head. More than two decades later the case remains unsolved. Investigators later ruled out several people they had looked at. No one has been charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Apr 23, 2000, about 11:38 p.m.
LaClair left work at McLaren Regional Medical Center.
- Apr 24, 2000, about midnight
Her red Chevy Cavalier was found still running at the Burton post office, driver's door open, purse gone.
- Apr 24, 2000, morning
Her body was found in a field about half a mile away. She had been shot once at close range in the head.
- 2023
Cold Justice revisited the case with Burton PD and reported ruling out multiple people without identifying the killer.
Key people
The people in the file.
32, married mother of two, of Burton, Michigan. Found shot dead April 24, 2000, after leaving her hospital shift.
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Investigating agency
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