Matt Mencarini

Lansing State Journal

MASON - The Ingham County Sheriff's Office has "exhausted most of (its) leads" in the search for who killed 69-year-old David Fluke and is now seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect, the sheriff said.

Fluke was found dead Oct. 11 in his apartment in the Holt Heritage Village apartment complex on Willoughby Road.

During a news conference on Thursday, the Sheriff's Office said the suspect might be a male "crossdresser" in their 20s with a medium build and pale skin. The Sheriff's Office described the suspect as a white man with blonde hair and between 5 feet, 8 inches and 6 feet tall. Police believe the suspect might drive a black Pontiac.

The Sheriff's Office released two sketches, both believed to be of the same suspect. One showed the suspect with short hair. The other showed the suspect with long hair.

Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth said the description of the suspect came from Fluke's friends and neighbors who saw the two together in September and leading up to Fluke's death, but haven't seen the other person since.

The Sheriff's Office said on Thursday that Fluke had been in "contact with the LGBT community and homeless/transient people in the Lansing area" and "used various social media outlets seeking male companionship."

Wriggelsworth declined to comment on how Fluke was killed.

"It appears this was a specific incident to a specific victim," he said when asked if there was a danger to the community. "So I don't think so."

Anyone with information is asked to call 517-230-3120.

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