Woman Whose Body Found in Pontiac Likely Died Elsewhere: Police

Pontiac, MI — Police want to hear from anyone who knows where Jennifer (Witt) Calleja, 30, of White Lake Township, spent the last 72 hours before her body was discovered in Pontiac Wednesday morning

An autopsy performed in Calleja’s body ruled out trauma to the body, as authorities with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office expected, according to a news release.

The cause of death my not been known for four or five weeks, pending the return of toxicology test results.

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Calleja was “obviously deceased” when police were dispatched to the corner of Going and Prospect streets around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. A worker on an adjacent lot saw her lying on her back, but did not approach the body.

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Authorities said Thursday they think Calleja died at another location and her body was taken to the field.

Calleja had been reported missing to White Lake Township police by her boyfriend, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone with information about Calleja’s whereabouts in the 72 hours before her death is asked to call the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office at (248) 858-4950.