Woman’s burned body behind abandoned school led police investigation into drug subculture

Heidi E. Dowd, found slain in Bay County's Mount Forest Township on Aug. 17, 2020.

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BAY CITY, MI — The day after police served a warrant on her home in search of drugs, Heidi E. Dowd was found dead behind an abandoned school in northern Bay County.

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