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Jailee eyed in ‘slay’ of MIA mom

Olivia Land

A person of interest in jail for an unrelated crime is now the main suspect in the disappearance of a mother of eight in Michigan last year, law enforcement said this week.

Heather Mae Kelley, 35, of Portage, was first reported missing in December after she vanished while supposedly picking up an acquaintance.

More than 100 days after she was last seen, Kelley’s disappearance is being treated as a homicide, Kalamazoo County Sheriff Richard Fuller III told ABC News on Friday.

Though Fuller said police have explored “several different possibilities,” he confirmed that the investigation led them to “one person of interest.”

“That person of interest is still in jail on unrelated charges. But right now, we feel that the investigation continues us on a path toward a possible arrest at some point, down the road, of the suspect,” he stated.

Though Fuller declined to share the suspect’s identity, Kelley’s boyfriend, 37, was arrested after ditching his parole tether, four days after her disappearance.

He remains in a federal lockup through late April.

The FBI has offered a $20,000 reward for information leading to Kelley’s location, and there is an additional $5,000 reward from local agencies.

Law enforcement have confirmed Kelley’s blood was identified in the charred remains of her pickup truck, which was found by her cousin one day after she was last seen.

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