On April 17, my brother Jody (Joe) Hutchinson, his girlfriend, Carrie Nelson, and her sister were found murdered in my brother's burned vehicle in Doyle Township in Schoolcraft County, MI in a remote area. 

In the beginning of the investigation, 2 people were arrested: Gary C. Cordell and Marietta Carlson. They later implicated a third: Kenneth Brunke. Brunke had fled to Illinois where he was being watched by authorities.He went to get his tires changed and was later arrested and extradited. 

Mr. Brunke is only facing two felonies:

Obstruction of Justice-He admits to loading two of the bodies into my brother's vehicle, supplying the gasoline and road flare, and depending on which monster you believe, drove one of the two vehicles (my brother's or Brunke's) to the scene. Also, this happened in his home and his gun was used during the commission. 

Lying to a Peace Officer-He initially told authorities that the victims were alive when he last saw them.

My issue is that the Obstruction of Justice Law needs some serious tweaking. When it is obstruction in a murder, rape, or any violent crime, the sentence needs to be significantly higher. This man, Brunke, is looking at a maximum of five years for obstruction of justice and a maximum of four years for the second above charge. We have been told that his max, period would be the 5 years.

Please help our two families as we struggle on a daily basis. There are 12 children left without a parent because of these sick, vicious monsters. 

Make it so no other family has to go through what our families have went through. Make it so no other family has to be told this horrible news. The best, most accurate, media source is Pioneer Tribune of Manistique, MI.

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