Updated:2007-03-03 14:42:39
Husband Sought as Woman's Torso Found
By DAVID RUNK
AP
DETROIT (March 3) - Investigators found what is believed to be the torso of a mother of two who disappeared last month and they were seeking her husband as the suspect in her slaying, authorities said Saturday.



Macomb County Sheriff Mark Hackel said the torso was found in the garage of the home shared by Tara and Stephen Grant in suburban Washington Township.

Hackel said Stephen Grant was wanted for questioning, and his office was working with prosecutors to seek murder charges.

"He is the number one and at this time the only suspect in the murder of Tara Lynn Grant," Hackel said at a news conference Saturday in Mount Clemens.

Throughout the search, Stephen Grant has maintained his innocence.

Stephen Grant's lawyer, David Griem, told WDIV-TV in Detroit on Saturday that he had spoken with his client during the night and was concerned for his well-being.


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Hackel said Saturday that investigators were still looking for evidence and body parts.

Tara Grant, 34, has been missing since Feb. 9. Stephen Grant, 37, reported her missing five days later. Police say that on the day she went missing, the Grants argued over her frequent business trips abroad.

Tara Grant worked as an operations manager for Washington Group International of Boise, Idaho, an engineering and construction firm with an office in the Detroit suburb of Troy. Her job regularly sent her to Puerto Rico.

The Grants' two children, a 6-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy, were staying with relatives on Friday.