March 20, 2010-March 20, 2025.

JoAnn Matouk Romain’s body was found March 20, 2010 in Canadian waters of the Detroit River near Boblo Island, 70 days after she went missing in Grosse Pointe Farms. The Farms PD determined JoAnn committed suicide by walking into the icy water of Lake St. Clair across from the Lake Catholic Church.

The police chief at the time testified at his deposition that this determination was made “in the first five minutes.” Because of the immediate suicide determination, the Farms PD in their infinite wisdom handed the case off to neighboring Grosse Pointe Woods PD, where JoAnn lived. They unloaded the case like L. Brooks Patterson unloaded the OCCK case to the Michigan State Police. Nothing to see here. Told the family to get lost and hit up the Woods PD with any questions.

But when JoAnn’s body was found in the water 30 miles away, guess who raced over to Canada to meet with law enforcement there? Grosse Pointe Farms PD. Wait, I thought the case was handed off to the Woods PD? Now the Farms is all over the case. Gotta control the narrative–your quick, 5-minute suicide determination based on some mental illness there was virtually no evidence of that night or any other night.

I’m getting really sick of these corruption cases from Michigan. It’s salt in the wound. The Farms PD stinks in this case. There is no other explanation. The question is why? And cops here did what they do best in cases like this–fucking double-down. I’m betting some perjury happened in a few depositions in this case. So far they’ve evaded any real scrutiny. It’s maddening. Protect, Serve and Cover Up.

Yep, they were all over it when JoAnn’s body turned up. Take a listen:

Update: I found this article describing how podcaster/investigative reporter Liv Morgan got involved with JoAnn Matouk Romain’s case:

https://voyagemichigan.com/interview/life-work-with-liv-morgan-of-grosse-pointe-mi

A Grosse Pointe Woods cop, when asked about the unsolved case, responded: “That family is crazy.” Classic gaslighting-cop answer. Victim family members are crazy or senile. You know what? If we are all crazy or senile, all cops are corrupt and dirty.

See more at: https://joannmatoukromain.com/ (Damn!!).