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Search suspended for remains of missing Michigan girls

The cold case excavation was started back up last week.

Credit: AP

Authorities work near a rural wooded area in Macomb Township, Mich., Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Authorities excavating woods in southeastern Michigan, about 30 miles from downtown Detroit, for the remains of a 12-year-old girl last seen in 1979, also could be looking for the bodies of up to half a dozen others who have been reported missing over the years. The search started Monday for the remains of Kimberly King, but Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said there could be others buried in the area. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have suspended a search for remains of missing girls after digging last week in suburban Detroit.

Warren police Commissioner Bill Dwyer tells WWJ-AM "items of interest" were found. Details weren't released. He says family members of missing girls may be asked to look them over.

FBI spokeswoman Mara Schneider told The Macomb Daily no searching is planned this week.

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Heavy machines were in Macomb County's Macomb Township, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of Detroit. No remains were found during a 2018 search.

Investigators have said they're trying to solve cases of seven girls who disappeared years ago.

Cindy Zarzycki's remains were found in the area in 2008. Arthur Ream is serving a life sentence for her death and is considered a suspect in other cases. He denies wrongdoing.

Credit: AP

FILE - This March 6, 2017, file photo released by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Arthur Ream. Ream, an inmate whose reported boasting in prison inspired police to dig for the remains of up to seven girls who have been missing for decades in suburban Detroit, says he's not aware of any bodies at the site. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP, File)

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