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Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Yahoo
Peoria County Sheriff looks to public for help in solving a cold homicide case
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria County Sheriff is asking for help in an unsolved homicide from 2016. The investigation began on June 12, 2017, after deputies recovered a skull that washed up on the shore of the Illinois River in Kingston Mines. The skull's DNA matched the DNA of a torso that was recovered from the Illinois River on Nov. 12, 2016, in Schuyler County, according to a post on the sheriff's Facebook page. Since obtaining this information, the skull and torso were sent to two separate forensic anthropologists, at the University of Illinois and the University of New Hampshire, which were both able to process the remains in attempts to help identify the unknown man. Deputies worked with the DNA Doe Project , and they were able to give detectives a strong candidate through forensic genealogy. After using dental records from Hawaii, Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood was able to identify the man as John Frisch, who had never been reported as missing. Frisch had used addresses in both Peoria and Hawaii throughout his life. Harwood determined the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, and he was dismembered after death. Frisch's parents are dead, and he had very limited family in the area. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-02-2025
- Yahoo
Peoria man identified by corner as victim of Saturday night traffic collision
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — A 44-year-old Peoria man was killed this past weekend when he was struck by a car in North Peoria. According to Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood, Theodore Connor, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene Saturday night after he was struck while trying to cross Allen Road just south of the intersection with Willow Knolls Road. The collision happened at about 6:20 p.m. Officers with the Peoria Police Department and troopers with the Illinois State Police handled the investigation. Man dead after being struck by a car in North Peoria A Gray 2000 Volvo driven by a 19-year-old Springfield man was on Allen Road when the victim, a 44-year-old man, tried to cross the road. The car struck the man and killed him, the state police said. Despite treatment by paramedics at the scene, he died at the scene, Harwood said. Preliminary autopsy findings indicated Connor suffered severe multiple blunt force trauma injuries and broken bones that were not compatible with life. He likely died instantly, the coroner said. As required by Illinois law, toxicology testing is under way and those results are pending. It wasn't immediately clear if the Springfield driver was facing any citations or charges. This story will be updated. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-02-2025
- Yahoo
Man dead after being struck by a car in North Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — One man is dead Saturday night after being hit by a car near the intersection of Willow Knolls and Allen roads. The collision happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Allen Road as it goes south from Willow Knolls Drive, said a spokesperson from the Illinois State Police which is investigating the incident. A Gray 2000 Volvo driven by a 19-year-old Springfield man was on Allen Road when the victim, a 44-year-old man, tried to cross the road. The car struck the man and killed him, the state police said. Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood confirmed Sunday morning that the person who was struck had died. The Springfield man was taken to an area hospital for non life-threatening injuries. The intersection was closed for about four hours, reopening at about 11:35 p.m., the state police said. It wasn't immediately clear if the Springfield driver was facing any citations or charges. The name of the victim as well as a cause of death will be released later by the coroner's office. This story will be updated. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
