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November 26, 2003BENZIE COUNTY: AG joins death probeHe'll help with 'logistical complexities'ByRecord-Eagle staff writer BEULAH - Michigan's Attorney General has joined the investigation into a Huntington Woods woman who was found dead last month at a Benzie County Resort. The attorney general waded into the case because of "logistical complexities," said Matt Davis, spokesman for Attorney General Mike Cox. Complexities include the need to interview witnesses who live downstate and to coordinate forensic tests of evidence, he said. Benzie County Prosecutor Anthony Cicchelli had no comment on the development, according to a representative of his office. A decision on whether Mark Unger will face criminal charges for the death of his wife could come as early as next week, Benzie County Sheriff Bob Blank said. Florence Unger died of a head injury in October after she fell or was pushed from a boat house and onto a concrete walk 12 feet below at the Watervale Inn on Lower Herring Lake. The couple were in the midst of a divorce filed in August by Florence Unger but were vacationing at the resort with their two children. Blank said investigators met last week to discuss the case. An autopsy report, results of forensic tests, and a report from a crime scene reconstructionist should be completed by next week. "Hopefully, by next week, we'll have all the reports in and they'll decide how they want to proceed," Blank said. Davis said a decision over whether the case would be prosecuted by an assistant attorney general or by Cicchelli would be made after a decision on whether to bring charges. Meanwhile, Mark Unger has petitioned the probate court in Oakland County for parenting time with his sons, Max, 10, and Tyler, 7. The hearing began Friday. Cicchelli initiated proceedings to remove the children from Mark Unger's custody after Cicchelli named Unger a suspect two days after his wife's death. The children were placed with maternal relatives. The custody matter was transferred to Oakland County, where Unger and his children live. Blank said he was originally concerned that Unger not have access to the children before they were interviewed by detectives regarding their mother's death. The children have been interviewed, but they did not witness anything "critical" to the investigation, he said.
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