A review of the crime scene, physical evidence, and statements, as well as a 15-minute boat ride by Kenosha County investigators, is credited for cracking a two-decades-old cold case that led to homicide charges being filed against a McHenry woman for killing her former husband in Wisconsin, court records show. Roxanna Collins, 70, of McHenry, […]
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McHenry woman charged in 2003 cold case murder extradited to Kenosha, Wisconsin
A McHenry woman accused of killing her former husband in Powers Lake, Wisconsin, has waived extradition and has been transferred to Kenosha County. Kenosha County court records show Roxanna L. Collins, 70, of the 2700 block of Evergreen Circle in McHenry, was booked into the Kenosha County Jail at about 4 p.m. Friday. Collins, formerly […]
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Police seek public’s help after identifying cold case murder victim found over 30 years ago on border of Lake, Kenosha counties
Authorities are seeking the public’s help after they announced they have identified a “John Doe” who was found murdered over 30 years ago along the border of Lake and Kenosha counties. The Kenosha County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department announced this week they had made a positive identification in a […]
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‘John Doe’ identified nearly 45 years after being found murdered, dismembered in Barrington Hills
Investigators announced they have identified a “John Doe,” a 27-year-old man, who was found murdered and dismembered on the side of the road in Barrington Hills in 1979. A horseback rider discovered the remains of a person on August 5, 1979, in a grassy area along Old Dundee Road in Barrington Hills. Officers arrived and […]
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Zion man charged in 2000 cold case strangulation murder of woman in Wisconsin
A Zion man has been arrested and charged with murder in a cold case from 2000 where a 37-year-old woman was found strangled to death in Wisconsin, authorities announced. Linda Fields, 37, was found dead in the front yard of a home on Lake Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin, on February 24, 2000. Fields was found […]
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Suspected serial killer charged in Lake County cold case murder from 1990s
A 52-year-old Arizona man has been charged with strangling a woman to death in Lake County over 20 years ago and is suspected of killing several others in Ohio, police announced. An arrest warrant for Samuel William Legg III, 52, of Chandler, Arizona, was approved on Wednesday by a Lake County judge for two counts […]
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Police seek public’s help in fatal 2017 hit-and-run in Woodstock
The Woodstock Police Department is asking the public’s help in solving a cold case from 2017 where a 43-year-old man was struck and killed by a car. On Monday, Woodstock Police Chief John Lieb issued a statement asking for help in identifying an unknown make and model red car that struck and killed Daniel P. […]