A Michigan man has been arraigned in the murder and mutilation of a 25-year-old man who was found dead on Dec. 28.
Kevin Bacon's body was found in Mark Latunski's home in the 700 block of W. Tyrrell Road in Bennington Township, a half-hour west of Flint. He was hanging naked from the ceiling, according to WILX News 10.
Latunski, 50, was arraigned Dec. 30 on one count of open murder and one count of disinterment/mutilation of a dead body, according to 66th District Court documents.
He admitted to killing Bacon, of Swartz Creek, by stabbing him with a knife in the back one time then slitting his throat, according to WILX. Latunski allegedly told authorities that he hung Bacon from the ceiling's rafters by tying a rope around his ankles.
Latunski also allegedly admitted to cutting off Bacon's testicles with a knife and eating them.
On the day of his arraignment, Latunski did not appear in the court. Instead, he was arraigned on video, MLive reported.
WILX reported the man on the video said he was not Mark Latunski. He said his name was “Edgar Thomas Hill" and that Mark Latunksi was his nephew.
District Court Judge Ward L. Clarkson ignored his response and continued the arraignment. He ordered Latunski held without bond.
"The police have definitely identified who he is. They've dealt with him in the past, and this is the same person they arrested on site and he has not left their custody at all," Bacon's father, Karl Bacon, told WILX.
Latunski was appointed a public defender.
A probable cause hearing is set for Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. followed by a pretrial on Jan. 14 at 2 p.m.
Bacon's roommate, Michelle Myers, told police he went to meet Latunski on Dec. 24 after connecting with him on Grindr, a dating app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. His family reported him missing on Dec. 25.
This is not the first time Latunski has had a run-in with law enforcement.
Latunski's neighbor, Michael Parks, told WILX he has seen odd behavior before.
Police responded to an incident on Nov. 25 when a 29-year-old man wearing nothing but a leather kilt and blood on his face ran from Latunski's home. However, the man didn't want to press charges.
According to court documents, Latunski was charged in 2013 for custodial kidnapping.
However, those charges were dismissed after several competency hearings, according to WLIX.
Latunski’s estranged husband, Jamie Arnold, spoke out after he found about Bacon's death. He told WJRT that he became a target on social media after the incident even though he left Latunski months ago. Arnold was accused of being an accomplice.
"I had to get out of there. I knew it was a dangerous situation for me to be in," he said.
Several celebrities commented on Bacon's death. YouTube star and makeup guru Jeffree Star donated $20,000 to his funeral after finding out Bacon was a big fan. The actor Kevin Bacon also posted condolences about his death due to the similarities in their name.
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