Person of interest ID'd in double murder where infant was left alone in house, turns self in

FOX 2 - UPDATE (10 p.m.) Orlando Whitfield has turned himself into police for questioning Tuesday night.

Detroit police earlier on Tuesday released a photo of the suspect, 32-year-old Orlando Whitfield, wanted in connection to a double murder inside a home on Northlawn. The victims were discovered Monday with their infant son left alone, but unharmed in the house.

The victims, a 31-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman were found on different floors of the home. The infant's father was bound, gagged, and executed in the basement, while the mother's body was found upstairs.

The infant, who is about 9 months old, was unharmed but left alone in the house for hours - possibly back sometime Sunday night.

The bodies were discovered Monday by a relative of the male victim, who was doing a wellness check and climbed in through a window. 

Whitfield has had multiple brushes with the law including facing felonies in Washtenaw County, including murder.

Whitfield is accused of murder in Ypsilanti but was released from jail with a GPS tether in May of 2020. Whitfield was previously charged with six felonies including open murder and armed robbery and has been behind bars in Washtenaw County. 

Whitfield allegedly shot 25-year-old Marissa Edmunds to death in January of 2018 during a robbery in University Green apartments.

Washtenaw County Judge Carol Kuhnke released him last May on a GPS tether, citing the need for a speedy trial during the pandemic.