Crime & Safety
Son Accused of Killing Evanston Man in Michigan
Authorities in Traverse City found 70-year-old Milton Hanson dead during a welfare check last month.

TRAVERSE CITY, MI - A 70-year-old man from Evanston was found dead in Michigan last month and his son has been charged with murder.
Police found the victim, Milton Hanson, dead in a residence in Traverse City on Oct. 28, according to a Daily Northwestern report. The son, Luke Milton Hanson, has been charged with homicide-open murder in connection with the death.
The elder Hanson was found when a deputy from the Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Department was there to conduct a welfare check.
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