After a yearlong investigation, two charged in gruesome murders, mutilation of body

LANSING — Two people have been charged with open murder and the mutilation of remains in connection with the 2025 deaths of two men at separate Lansing residences, authorities announced Thursday, Feb. 12.

The charges follow a yearlong investigation by a task force including the Michigan State Police, the Lansing Police Department, and the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office.

The investigation centered around the Feb. 9, 2025, deaths of Lance Pollo and Raequan Brown.

Timothy Galbraith, 44, and Trisha Bos, 49, were arraigned this week in Ingham County 54-A District Court, where a judge ordered both held without bond. Court records indicate the two defendants shared a residence on South Foster Street in Lansing.

According to the prosecutor’s office, Galbraith faces two counts of open murder for the deaths of both Pollo and Brown. Authorities allege Pollo, 38, was killed at a home in the 500 block of South Foster Avenue, while Brown, 28, was killed at a location in the 600 block of South Francis Avenue.

A motive was not immediately disclosed by the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office. Scott Hughes, juvenile justice/community outreach coordinator, said the office has a practice of not commenting on or releasing evidence that may come out in a trial, which includes not releasing information on “possible motives.”

Galbraith, charged as a fourth-offense habitual offender, faces a 12-count warrant that details a harrowing aftermath to the killings. In addition to the murder charges and felony firearm violations, he is charged with multiple counts of tampering with evidence and the disinterment and mutilation of a dead body.

Bos is charged with one count of open murder in connection with the death of Pollo. Her charges also include felony firearm, conspiracy to commit tampering with evidence, and the disinterment and mutilation of a body.

According to previous media reports, Pollo’s body was discovered Feb. 10, 2025, after a fire was extinguished at two outbuildings on a property in Windsor Township. Brown’s body was discovered by hunters in a wooded area on March 23, 2025.

He had been reported missing to the Lansing Police Department in late February 2025.

Police believe both men were fatally shot in Lansing before their bodies were moved to attempt to conceal the crime and evidence.

Under Michigan law, “open murder” is a broad charge that allows a jury to determine whether a defendant is guilty of first-degree or second-degree murder.

Bos was arraigned Tuesday, Feb, 10. Galbraith’s arraignment was on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The two defendants are scheduled to appear before Judge Cynthia Ward for a probable cause conference on Feb. 20, followed by a preliminary examination on Feb. 27.