CADILLAC, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – The preliminary hearing in the murder case of Rebecca Park, a pregnant northern Michigan woman, has been delayed over concerns about evidence documents.
On Monday, a Wexford County judge granted an adjournment after attorneys for Cortney Bartholomew, Park’s biological mother, and Cortney’s husband, Bradly Bartholomew, raised concerns about inconsistent numbering of documents and exhibits provided by prosecutors.
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The hearing is scheduled to resume Nov. 23, with additional sessions scheduled for Nov. 24–25.
Both defendants face murder and torture charges and have pleaded not guilty.
Park was 22 and 38 weeks pregnant when she disappeared in November 2025. Her disappearance triggered an extensive search before her body was found Nov. 25 in the Manistee National Forest.
Prosecutors allege her unborn son was cut from her womb. His remains have not been recovered.
The preliminary hearing began in September to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to send the defendants to trial. Prosecutors called Richard Falor, Park’s fiancé and the father of her unborn son, as their first witness.
