The News-Democrat of Feb 25, 1980 reported that Sharrey Lynn Case (March 26, 1960 – last seen Oct 28, 1977) was last seen alive on Oct 28, 1977. That was when her mother dropped her off at Gary Allen Williams’ trailer in Centreville, Illinois. He was her boyfriend. Note that according to police, Williams is […]
Illinois
Missing: Joanna Lopez
I keep saying it, my readers are the best. In my inbox this morning, was a puzzle that has occupied me for the better part of the day. A reader told me that after watching old television send-offs, they saw two clips from WMAQ in Chicago, Illinois. Clip 1 is from 1989 and on YouTube […]
Petronella M. Runkaitis Petreikis
On Nov 8, 1952 around 150pm, Petronella M. Runkaitis Petreikis (1882 – 1952) finished working in the corn fields, in the Peotone Township of Will County, Illinois. She was sixty-six years old. She needed to get back to her bed-ridden (diabetic) husband Kazimir Petreikis, and only had to cross US Highway 54 (now 45) to […]
Susan Jessica Morey: an update
My readers are the best. I keep saying that because it is true. On of my readers, Jason D., contacted the Morey Family and they in turn contacted me. We have exchanged some emails and the results so far are below. More information will be posted as it becomes available. What did I learn about […]
Susan Jessica Morey (Aug 13, 1962 – June 18, 1990)
I was browsing through newspapers when I stumbled onto this piece. It is from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri. The date is June 22, 1990. Check this out on page 18: “Murdered Woman Identified: St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone said Thursday that a woman found stabbed to death Monday In […]
Kristina S. Hickey (1969 – 1984)
Introduction Kristina S. Hickey (1969 – 1984) was murdered in Park Forest, Illinois, 1984. She was 15 years old and still in high school. On January 15, 1987, Christopher Abernathy was convicted for Kristina’s murder. On February 11, 2015, after 30 years of incarceration, Abernathy was exonerated by DNA and set free. But who killed […]