ALLEGAN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — A man charged in the death of his teenage adopted daughter in the late 1980’s has admitted to killing her and hiding the body, according to a report by MLive Monday.
Previously, 71-year-old Dennis Bowman had been arrested, charged and sentenced in a cold case from Virgina. That case was in regards to the 1980 rape and murder of 25-year-old Kathleen Doyle in Norfolk.
Following that arrest, police began investigating the 1989 disappearance of his 14-year-old adopted daughter, Aundria Bowman.
During an Allegan County District Court session on Monday, Bowman admitted to striking Aundria during an argument, which resulted in her falling down a flight of stairs to her death. Afterwards, Bowman dismembered the body and buried her remains in the backyard of his home.
He later reported her missing, saying she had run away from home. When he and his wife later moved to a new house, Bowman admitted to retrieving her remains and then reburying them.
His wife, Brenda Bowman, testified in court, saying he admitted his role in the crime to her in February of 2020.
Currently, Bowman is serving two life sentences for his role in Kathleen Doyle’s death. He is now expected to stand trial in Allegan County District Court on an open murder charge for Aundria Bowman’s death.
