"She came out Thursday night, the garage door was open, she came in the house and she saw that his phone and wallet was on the dresser, so then she knew that something was wrong because he would never leave his wallet on the dresser," said John Koziel, Bernard Koziel's uncle.

Koziel said that's how Kathleen Daly-Koziel, the victim's wife, knew something wasn't quite right regarding her husband Bernard on May 15.

"What happened was a little tough to understand," Koziel said.

"Trooper Brian Oleksyk from the Lansing Post was sent to a missing person complaint, and upon arrival and upon his investigation, he located the deceased victim near one of the out buildings at the residence," said Lt. Chris Kelenske of the Michigan State Police.

Kelenske says that call came from the victim's residence after his wife, Kathleen Daly-Koziel called police when the victim's car was missing. That's when Michigan State Police arrived at the victim's home around 8:15 p.m. on May 15.

"Trooper Brian Oleksyk had sent out a "be on the look out" message that was sent out across the nation, so we were looking for that vehicle immediately," Kelenske said.

Less than 24 hours later, the victim's 2005 Toyota Highlander was found with the help of Indiana State Police in the Indianapolis area. Police say the victim died from blunt force trauma from an unknown weapon.

After the suspect is extradited back to Michigan police say he'll be arraigned. Meanwhile officers say they're glad they found the 37-year-old Brighton man who is now a suspected murderer.

"We're extremely satisfied," Kelenske said.

John Koziel, the victim's uncle, describes the 63-year-old retired IBM programmer as a mild mannered guy who loved farming, nature and animals.

"He idolized his farm in Kentucky," Koziel said.