{"id":299384,"date":"2026-05-04T17:13:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/299384\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T17:13:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T17:13:28","slug":"man-found-dead-in-oakland-county-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/299384\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found dead in Oakland County park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>64-year-old Farmington Hills man found dead on trail<\/p>\n<p>A body was discovered at Woodland Hills Park in Farmington Hills on May 3 at around 4 p.m. (WDIV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. \u2013 A man was found dead at a Farmington Hills park Sunday afternoon, and police are investigating his death as a homicide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">A 64-year-old Farmington Hills man was found dead on a trail in Woodland Hills Park at around 4 p.m. on May 3.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said they are investigating the man\u2019s death as a homicide. No further details were given.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Anyone with information related to the investigation or who visited the park between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on May 3 is asked to contact the Farmington Hills Police Department Command Desk at 248-871-2610.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorSamantha Sayles headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickondetroit.com\/team\/ssayles\/\" title=\"View Samantha Sayles&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samantha Sayles<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Samantha Sayles is an Oakland University alumna who\u2019s been writing Michigan news since 2022. 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