Danielle Stislicki
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On Dec. 2, 2016, Danielle Stislicki walked out of her office in Southfield and was never seen again.
Floyd Galloway, a security guard who worked in her office, has been charged with her murder.
Dec. 2, 2016
Dec. 2, 2016, was a cold Friday night. Stislicki, 28, worked at the MetLife office on Telegraph Road in Southfield. She left work around 5 p.m. and had plans to get dinner with her best friend.
A witness told investigators that Galloway was in the parking lot with the hood up on his car, indicating he had car trouble. A witness said they later saw Galloway in the passenger seat of Stislicki’s Jeep Renegade.
Stsilicki did not meet her best friend for dinner that night and did not contact her. She has been missing ever since.
“Law enforcement authorities have expressed since day one that Danielle Stislicki was a victim of a crime.”
- Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus (2017).
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"Adventurous"
"Loved life"
"Creative"
"Kind"
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Sept. 4, 2016
Galloway tries to rape a woman who is jogging at Hines Park in Livonia.
Stislicki leaves work at 5 p.m. A witness reports seeing Floyd Galloway in the passenger seat of her vehicle.
Dec. 2, 2016
Stislicki’s best friend contacts Stislicki’s parents and they go to her apartment in the Independence Green Complex in Farmington Hills. They find her vehicle in its normal spot, just eight feet from her door. Her purse, ID, and credit cards are inside. Her phone and keys are missing. Her parents contact police and report her missing.
Dec. 3, 2016
Galloway goes to a Bed Bath & Beyond in Beverly Hills to purchase a new white comforter.
Dec. 4, 2016
Galloway takes a lie detector test ordered by the attorney that Galloway hired.
That attorney has James Hoppe, a former FBI agent, administer the lie detector test. Something Galloway says during the test disturbs Hoppe so much that he calls chief of Troy police, Gary Mayer, and shares information.
Mayer shares that information with Farmington Hills police chief Chuck Nebus. Nebus terms the tip “anonymous.”
That tip and the way it is handled would later taint key evidence in the murder trial against Galloway.
Dec. 9, 2016
Police announce that they believed Stislicki is the victim of a crime.
Dec. 19, 2016
Police search Galloway’s home for evidence in Stislicki’s disappearance. They discover that a patch of carpet had recently been replaced in his bedroom. They test the carpet adjacent to the replaced patch and found “very strong support” that Stislicki’s DNA was on the carpet.
Dec. 22, 2016
“Farmington Hills detectives and members of the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab were at a home in Berkley last night investigating the disappearance of Danielle Stislicki. Farmington Hills detectives and investigators from several other agencies have been involved in searches and the collection of evidence at numerous locations over the past three weeks. Detectives, evidence technicians and crime lab personnel from several law enforcement agencies have been working tirelessly and remain committed to finding Danielle and solving this case. The investigation has been progressing since day one. I understand a caring public and media are anxious for information. However, no information will be released regarding the specifics of the case in order to maintain the integrity of the investigation.”
Then-Farmington Hills Police Chief Chuck Nebus releases the following statement
Dec. 23, 2016
“There’s overwhelming probable cause that defendant Floyd Galloway Jr. committed that crime.”
- Judge James Brady (2019).
Galloway told a judge on Nov. 21, 2017, that he tried to rape a woman on Sept. 4, 2016, when she was jogging at Hines Park in Livonia.
The woman testified that she went jogging at about 6 p.m. that day in Hines Park. She said she was on her way back to her car when Galloway grabbed her from behind and attacked her.
She said he punched and choked her while she pleaded for him to let her go. He let her go and left. She flagged down two cars and called 911.
Galloway pleaded guilty to assault with intent to cause great bodily harm, assault with intent to commit sexual penetration and kidnapping. He was sentenced on Dec. 8, 2017, and his earliest release date is June 26, 2033.
Stislicki’s phone communicates with towers on the route between Galloway’s home and her apartment. Security footage shows a vehicle matching hers moving toward her apartment.
Security camera footage from Tim Horton’s (a 10 minute walk from Stislicki’s apartment) shows Galloway getting coffee and using the business’ phone.
Cab driver picks Galloway up from a Tim Horton’s and drops him off at an apartment complex about 1,000 feet from the MetLife parking lot.
A vehicle matching Galloway’s is caught on security cameras driving toward his home.
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What prosecutors say happened the night Stislicki vanished
The judge concluded that police intentionally intruded on the privileged relationship and used the information to locate and seize evidence. The judge said, “the court finds the actions of the government were outrageous.”
Testimony of Galloway being at the Tim Horton's, surveillance video, phone records from the coffee shop, and evidence of the cab ride Galloway took that night will not be presented at trial.
Stislicki's Fitbit, keys and forensic data from her cell phone and Galloway's cell phone will not be presented at trial.
Any evidence obtained from the admission Galloway made during the lie detector test he took on Dec. 9, 2016, will not be presented at the murder trial.
On Nov. 17, 2022, a judge ruled to suppress key evidence in the murder case because of how it was obtained. That evidence will not be presented during Galloway’s murder trial. This is a major win for Galloway’s defense.
Judge rules to suppress key evidence
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