"You spending time with him. Hugging him. Kissing him. Sending him stuff. Recess. Lunch. Classes. Forgetting about me. Wanting him. Not wanting me," Covel wrote in one of the messages sent to the victim.
According to the authorities, the 21-year-old victim was also forcefully pushed down the slope and ended up coming to a stop after falling approximately 50 meters.
Kanu was seen on surveillance video being either pushed out of the car or falling out onto Providence Drive next to Coach Apartments, according to Fox 2 Detroit.
The AG's office further stated that no signs of violence were found on their bodies, and the local attorney general is currently leading the investigation into the incident.
The award-winning professor was captured engaging in the sexual acts with his dog on a camera intended to record thefts from a restroom in the Rothrock State Forest parking lot.
Prosecutors also alleged that Lodge allowed buyers to enter the morgue in Boston and personally select the desired body parts, which he would then steal and ship through the mail.
The body displayed signs of brutalization and had visible bruises, but the exact cause of death is yet to be determined pending the results of an autopsy.