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Hearing set for Michigan man in grisly slaying, mutilation

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In this Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Pam and Karl Bacon pose for a picture at Elms Park in Swartz Creek, Mich., days after their son Kevin Bacon, of Swartz Creek, was found dead. A public defender filed a notice to seek an insanity defense for Mark Latunski, a mid-Michigan man accused in the slaying and mutilation of Kevin Bacon he met online. Shiawassee County Court documents say attorney Douglas Corwin also filed a motion Tuesday afternoon for a forensic evaluation for Mark Latunski, WNEM-TV reported. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
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In this Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Pam and Karl Bacon pose for a picture at Elms Park in Swartz Creek, Mich., days after their son Kevin Bacon, of Swartz Creek, was found dead. A public defender filed a notice to seek an insanity defense for Mark Latunski, a mid-Michigan man accused in the slaying and mutilation of Kevin Bacon, he met online. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP)
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In this Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, file photo, Pam and Karl Bacon walk during an interview at Elms Park in Swartz Creek, Mich., days after their son Kevin Bacon, of Swartz Creek, was found dead. A public defender filed a notice to seek an insanity defense for Mark Latunski, a mid-Michigan man accused in the slaying and mutilation of Kevin Bacon, he met online. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, File)

BENNINGTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A mid-Michigan man was due in court Wednesday in the slaying and mutilation of a man he met online.

A probable cause hearing was scheduled in 66th District Court in Corunna for Mark Latunski, 50. Latunski was arraigned Dec. 30 on open murder and disinterment and mutilation of a body charges.

The naked body of Kevin Bacon, 25, was found Dec. 28 hanging from the ceiling of Latunski’s Bennington Township home. Previous court records show Latunski admitted to stabbing Bacon in the back, slitting his throat and eating parts of his body.

Bacon’s roommate, Michelle Myers, told police Bacon met Latunski on Dec. 24 after connecting with him on a dating app. His family reported him missing the next day.

On Tuesday, Latunski’s public defender filed notices with the court to seek an insanity defense and a psychiatric evaluation for Latunski.

Divorce, custody and criminal records from the 66th District and 35th District Circuit courts show a history of complaints about the mental health of Latunski. He was known to stop taking the medication prescribed to treat his mental health illnesses.

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