GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — In 40 years as a prosecutor, 30 as the elected head of the county officer until his retirement just over a year ago, Bill Forsyth personally tried more than 40 murder cases and oversaw thousands of others.
Now, he will oversee a case the whole world is watching.
Saturday’s announcement from State Attorney General Bill Schuette came as a surprise even to those who know the former prosecutor well.
“I had no idea, no rumor, no inkling that was even on his radar,” said current Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker, whom Forsyth hired 22 years ago. “He was my first boss and my only boss.”
Becker thinks his former boss is the right guy for this daunting job.
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