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Gayle Ackerman
United States · Aged 57 · Died 05/24/2001
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John Albert Gillis reportedly fled police after getting caught breaking into an East China Township home shortly before 2 p.m.. Trooper Steven Kramer and a Marysville officer pursued Gillis' Dodge Shadow as he drove the wrong way on I-94 and then I-69. The chase ended east of Wadhams Road in Kimball Township when Gillis crashed his other head-on into a car carrying Nicholas Ackerman and Gayle Ackerman, killing them both. Gillis was convicted of murder in the couple's death and sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2002.
Alleged responsible partyMichigan State Police, Marysville Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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