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beamjockey) wrote2005-12-27 07:24 pm
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Uncomfortably Nearby Crimewatch Update: Body Found
In November, I wrote about the disappearance of Marilyn Bethell a few blocks from our house.
Today the news came that a decomposed body was found.
From WBBM:
Body Found Near Missing Aurora Woman's Home
AURORA, Ill. -- Police are trying to identify human remains found in a wooded area near Aurora. The Kane County Sheriff's Office says someone walking a dog came across the severely decomposed body yesterday (Monday).
Officials say the body was found about three miles from the home of missing Aurora resident, Marylin Bethell.
They are not saying whether they think it's her, but it will be a strong focus of their investigation.
Aurora police responded to a call of a body found at 5 p.m. along the Illinois Prairie Path between Savannah Drive and Kirk Road in an unincorporated area of Kane County, according to Dan Ferrelli, Aurora police spokesman.
[...]
Bethell, 47, of the 2500 block of Quail Court in Aurora, was last seen on Oct. 31, according to a news release at the time. Investigators recovered evidence from the woman's vehicle and her home at the time that indicated foul play, the release stated.
In November, about 100 police officers searched a forest preserve and other wooded areas surrounding Bethell's home, Ferrelli said at the time. They were searching for any items that might be useful in the search for the missing woman, he said.
During the search, officers found two items of clothing near the Illinois Prairie Path, but the police at the time said they were not directly related to Bethell's case. They were taken at the time as a precautionary measure, Ferrelli said at the time.
Ferrelli Monday night said the body was found in an area that had not been searched before. However, he declined to say if police believe the body is that of Bethell, and stressed that identification has not been made.
Stay tuned.
(Currently, we're in Peoria.)
Today the news came that a decomposed body was found.
From WBBM:
Body Found Near Missing Aurora Woman's Home
AURORA, Ill. -- Police are trying to identify human remains found in a wooded area near Aurora. The Kane County Sheriff's Office says someone walking a dog came across the severely decomposed body yesterday (Monday).
Officials say the body was found about three miles from the home of missing Aurora resident, Marylin Bethell.
They are not saying whether they think it's her, but it will be a strong focus of their investigation.
Aurora police responded to a call of a body found at 5 p.m. along the Illinois Prairie Path between Savannah Drive and Kirk Road in an unincorporated area of Kane County, according to Dan Ferrelli, Aurora police spokesman.
[...]
Bethell, 47, of the 2500 block of Quail Court in Aurora, was last seen on Oct. 31, according to a news release at the time. Investigators recovered evidence from the woman's vehicle and her home at the time that indicated foul play, the release stated.
In November, about 100 police officers searched a forest preserve and other wooded areas surrounding Bethell's home, Ferrelli said at the time. They were searching for any items that might be useful in the search for the missing woman, he said.
During the search, officers found two items of clothing near the Illinois Prairie Path, but the police at the time said they were not directly related to Bethell's case. They were taken at the time as a precautionary measure, Ferrelli said at the time.
Ferrelli Monday night said the body was found in an area that had not been searched before. However, he declined to say if police believe the body is that of Bethell, and stressed that identification has not been made.
Stay tuned.
(Currently, we're in Peoria.)
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Nasty story.
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Trying to contact Bill Higgins
(Anonymous) 2005-12-31 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)It's Rick Griffing from Columbus High School. I have been trying to contact you. My email address is rick_g33617@yahoo.com. Please respond. Happy New Year.