Chicago police say they are talking to a “person of interest” in the murder of a 19-year-old pregnant woman whose body was found in Lake Michigan near Waukegan last month. The Chicago Sun-Times, citing a Chicago Police Department spokesperson, reported Friday morning that a person of interest was being interviewed by Chicago police in connection […]
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Coroner’s office confirms ‘Lake Michigan Jane Doe’ was missing pregnant 19-year-old from Chicago
The coroner’s office has confirmed the identity of the ‘Lake Michigan Jane Doe’ found near Waukegan as a missing 19-year-old pregnant woman from Chicago. Her death is considered a homicide. A forensic odontologist with the Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed the woman is Yarianna G. Wheeler, 19, of Chicago, following a dental records comparison with […]
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Police say pregnant woman found dead in Lake Michigan near Waukegan was murdered
A 19-year-old pregnant woman found dead in Lake Michigan near Waukegan earlier this month is believed to have been murdered, detectives said. “Due to the diligence of Lake County and surrounding area residents, sheriff’s detectives received dozens of tips as to the possible identity of ‘Lake Michigan Jane Doe,’” Lake County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. […]
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Teens find body in ‘advanced stages of decomposition’ in field near Wauconda
Detectives are investigating after three teens came across a body in ‘advanced stages of decomposition’ in a field in unincorporated Wauconda Friday afternoon. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 4 p.m. Friday to the 25200 block of West Old Rand Road in unincorporated Wauconda for a report of a found body call. Lake County […]
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Body recovered from retention pond in Zion
A man’s body was recovered from a retention pond at a Zion apartment complex Monday morning, police said. The Zion Police Department was called at 11:30 a.m. Monday to the Woodstone Village Apartments, 1501 Lorelei Drive. Maintenance workers called 911 after spotting a body in the pond, police said. The Zion Fire/Rescue Department and the […]
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Coroner working to ID if body recovered from Lake Michigan is missing boy
Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper said that his office is working to identify if the body recovered from Lake Michigan Thursday morning is missing 16-year-old Matthew Garcia. Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Ari Briskman said that sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of East Madison Street and South Harbor Place at the harbor in […]
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Coroner IDs body found in retention pond in Crystal Lake
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has identified the body that was found in a retention pond in front of the Crystal Lake OfficeMax last week. Police were called June 19 after a dead body was spotted in the retention pond across from the OfficeMax at 4417 Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake. McHenry County Coroner Anne […]