Police continue to follow leads and seek information as they investigate the homicide of two men discovered dead in the brush near I-75 in Independence Township last week.
After seeing the possible identity of the two men in local media, an Independence Township woman told Oakland County Sheriff’s deputies she and a friend may have found a wallet in January that belonged to one of the men.
The woman said she was returning from her job in Detroit when a friend spotted the wallet on the ground at the Park and Ride located near Sashabaw Road and I-75.
According to police reports, the woman said the wallet was ‘very wet and had a bad odor,? so she put it on the floor of her car for several weeks to dry out, then mailed the wallet to an address on the driver’s license inside. Although she couldn’t remember for certain, the woman said she thought it was a downriver address, and she remembered writing ‘Tripp? on the envelope.
The victims were identified as Terry Lee Holbin, 60, and Ronnie Ralph Tripp, 54, both of Flint Township.
Police are also seeking a red 1999 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck with running boards in connection with the murders.
The vehicle, which was last seen in Flint Township about 17 months ago, is said to be in poor condition and is registered to Terry Lee Hoblin with Michigan license plate E0456W.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately or the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at 248-858-4951. There is a $1000 reward for information leading to an arrest in this case.