Justice For Denis

Denis Preka died in 2019 when two men allegedly slipped drugs into his drink without his knowledge and he slipped into unconsciousness. Preka's mother, Linda Thom, said she is seeking justice through the federal criminal justice system. Family of Denis Preka Grosse Pointe mom pins hopes on feds in son's Snapchat drug death Novi — A Wayne County jury awarded Denis Preka's estate $75 million two years ago after finding two men were responsible for the 21-year-old University of

George Hunter The Detroit News Feb. 27, 2026, 11:01 p.m. ET Lansing — In a case of dueling Democratic prosecutors who want to be Michigan's next attorney general, Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald's lawyer claims Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit's camp masterminded a smear campaign that used a 2023 Detroit News story to accuse McDonald of letting campaign donations influence her decisions in a murder case. McDonald filed a defamation lawsuit Feb. 4 in Ingham Count

Denis Preka is with his mother, Linda Thom, in this undated photo. Wednesday marked the sixth anniversary of the death of Preka, whose death purportedly stemmed from a large dose of drugs that his friends slipped him. Thom said she is still seeking justice for her son. Photo Courtesy The Preka Family George Hunter The Detroit News Published: March 19, 2025 5:33 p.m ET More than four months after initiating an investigation, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's office is s

The March 2019 death of Denis Preka has been reinvestigated by the Novi Police Department, but it is unclear whether Attorney General Dana Nessel's office and Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald's office would reinvestigate whether to file criminal charges in the case. Family Of Denis Preka George Hunter The Detroit News Published 11:10 p.m ET Nov.12 2024 Novi — Snapchat messages are central to the rekindled investigation into the 2019 death of a 21-year-old college st

Denis Preka, left, sites with his mother, Linda Thom, in an undated photo. Thom is seeking the filing of criminal charges against the two men who were found civilly liable for Preka's death by a Wayne County jury earlier this year. Photo Courtesy The Preka Family George Hunter The Detroit News Published 11:10 p.m ET Nov.10 2024 A couple's attempt to get justice for their son's death has devolved into accusations by the grieving parents and Oakland County prosecutors that cou

From left, Jamie and Linda Thom speak out at a press conference with their attorney, Mike Morse, after their son's estate was awarded $75 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. George Hunter George Hunter The Detroit News Aug. 9, 2024 Updated Aug. 11, 2024, 9:12 a.m. ET Southfield — A Wayne County jury Thursday awarded $75 million to the estate of a 21-year-old University of Detroit Mercy student who died five years ago after friends reportedly slipped him a heavy dose of dr