SIDNEY TOWNSHIP, Mich. — The deaths of Jessie and Ginny Seward are still unsolved.
A year after the husband and wife were shot and killed in their rural, Montcalm County home, FOX 17 is looking back on their lives and looking into the double homicide.
As of Tuesday, no arrests have been made and no suspects have been named in the case.
"It's a very difficult time," said Lt. Michelle Robinson with Michigan State Police. "There's a lot of fear that's still in the community, and we understand there's really nothing we can say to ease the minds of individuals who live in this community, other than we are doing everything we possibly can."
Robinson says investigators review every piece of evidence and follow up on every tip, a continuous process that takes up more time than she could "even count."
"We haven't given up on this," she said. "We've been asked, 'Is this now considered a cold case?' Not at all."
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On June 26, 2024, Jessie and Ginny Seward were found dead in their home, a stone's throw outside the village of Sheridan, after they failed to meet up with family at the Montcalm County Fair. Investigators say the 81 and 80-year-old likely passed from their gunshot wounds two days prior on June 24.
In the year that's passed since that early summer day, Robinson has seen the Sewards' children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren "struggle" with the unsolved double homicide.
"As an investigator and as a human being, you want to be able to solve that case for them," she said. "It isn't just a case."
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FOX 17 asked Robinson about new leads in the case.
"Every tip that comes in, every piece of evidence that is processed is one step closer," she said.
Still, in order to "protect the integrity of the investigation," the lieutenant said she could not share the details about such evidence or whether investigators had a list of potential suspects.
As detectives continue to build a body of evidence in the double homicide case, Robinson says anyone who knows anything about the incident should speak with police.
"There was a tragedy that occurred at you've changed a family's life," she said.
"What we want you to do now is have the courage to come forward."
Those with information on the deaths of Jessie and Ginny Seward are asked to call the Michigan State Police Lakeview Post at (989) 352-8444 or the Montcalm County Dispatch at (989) 831-3500. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345.
