Timeline: The Murder of Mike Crites
2014
Aug 03
The turquoise blue house belonging to John “Mike” Crites stands nestled in the hills northwest of Helena, accessible only by the winding grave…
2013
Oct 17
A man originally charged with felony evidence tampering in the investigation of the unsolved murder of a Birdseye-area man pleaded “no contest…
Jul 01
A Helena judge Monday heard arguments regarding access to property on Turk Road — the disputed route through mountains near Birdseye — but eve…
Jun 21
A Birdsye-area man charged with tampering with evidence related to an unsolved murder has asked a judge to move his case out of Lewis and Clar…
2012
Dec 30
Just a few days into 2012, bones found on MacDonald Pass were identified as those of John Michael “Mike” Crites, who lived alone in the mounta…
Nov 14
A Birdseye-area couple asked a judge last week to act on part of their lawsuit to clarify ownership of Turk Road, the latest turn in the dispu…
Nov 02
The Montana State Crime Lab has identified a skull found west of MacDonald Pass in late September as that of John Michael “Mike” Crites, the B…
Oct 18
John Mehan, the man charged with tampering with evidence in the murder investigation of a Turk Road neighbor, is asking a District Judge for p…
Oct 04
Officials on Thursday said no arrests are imminent in the year-old John “Mike” Crites murder investigation, but search warrants were executed …
Oct 04
Officials on Thursday said no arrests are imminent in the year-old John “Mike” Crites murder investigation, but search warrants were executed …
Oct 02
A human skull was found west of MacDonald Pass last week.
Aug 29
A district judge has set aside a default in a lawsuit by neighbors against the estate of John Michael “Mike” Crites, giving the deceased Birds…
Aug 21
A trio of neighbors who sued John “Mike” Crites, the Birdseye man who was apparently murdered last year, have filed claims totaling $75,000 ag…
Aug 17
A judge lowered the bond on Thursday morning for a Birdseye-area man accused of tampering with surveillance cameras being used in a murder inv…
Aug 03
John Raymond Mehan, accused of tampering with possible evidence in a murder case, pleaded not guilty to a felony charge in District Court on T…
Jul 27
A trio of neighbors that filed a lawsuit against a Birdseye man who was later murdered has offered to settle the case for a “nominal amount,” …
Jul 18
The sister of Michael Crites, the Birdseye man who disappeared last June and whose remains were found later in a garbage bag, has asked a cour…
Jul 11
While a Turk Road resident currently faces a felony charge of tampering with evidence for trespassing on another neighbor’s land and removing …
2011
Jul 07
The Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office continues to search for a 48-year-old Birdseye-area man who went missing under suspicious circumstances.
Jul 06
Authorities say suspicious circumstances surround the disappearance of a Birdseye-area man.
