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Yahoo
30-03-2025
- Yahoo
Elgin cold case • Family jailed in Mexico • Man found shot in burning home
CHICAGO - Two American citizens from Michigan are being held in custody in Mexico over a dispute over a time-share; a 62-year-old grandmother was killed while having an overnight "conjugal visit" with her convicted murderer husband at a California prison; and more than 40 years after an Elgin woman went missing without a trace, a stunning discovery could be the answer to her mysterious disappearance. These are the top stories in Fox 32's Week in Review. It has been an international nightmare for two American citizens who are stuck in a Mexican jail for a dispute over a time-share for 21 days. FULL STORY A 62-year-old grandmother was killed while having an overnight "conjugal visit" with her convicted murderer husband at a California prison, according to reports. David Brinson, 54, was found guilty of killing four men in 1993 and was sentenced to life in prison without parole, court records show. FULL STORY More than 40 years after an Elgin woman went missing without a trace, a stunning discovery could be the answer to her mysterious disappearance. Officials confirmed late Tuesday night that skeletal remains were found in Karen Schepers' submerged vehicle, which was recovered from the Fox River hours earlier. FULL STORY A Texas grandfather is dead after getting caught in the crossfire while buying food at a popular restaurant chain as his family reportedly waited outside. The shooting happened earlier this week at a McDonald's location in Katy, Texas, which is just outside of Houston. FULL STORY A man was found shot to death inside a home that had been set on fire Saturday morning in the Hyde Park neighborhood. Fire crews extinguished the blaze and later discovered 47-year-old Boyd "BJ" Jarrell, who was unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. FULL STORY A 25-year-old Hobart man who was reported missing on Monday has been found dead, according to police. Nathaniel Betz was discovered Monday night at Jerry Pavese Park, just hours after police asked for the public's help in locating him. FULL STORY A Chicago man was arrested after allegedly leading police in DuPage County on a high-speed chase and then trying to elude officers on foot last Friday. FULL STORY A birthday celebration at a Near North Side restaurant took a shameless turn when three women dined, dashed, and bragged about it online. Chicago police are now investigating the incident. FULL STORY A man is dead and a woman is critically injured Sunday night in a two-car crash on Chicago's Southwest Side, police said. A black sedan and a silver sedan were traveling north when the silver sedan attempted to merge from the outer lane to the inner lane, according to police. FULL STORY A man and a woman were killed and four other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash early Wednesday near Midway Airport, authorities said. FULL STORY
Chicago Tribune
26-03-2025
- Chicago Tribune
TV news helicopter makes emergency landing at Elgin's Wing Park Golf Course
A Chicago TV news helicopter covering the recovery of missing person Karen Schepers' car from the Fox River Tuesday made a safe emergency landing at Wing Park Golf Course in Elgin. Mike Lehman, director of golf operations for the city of Elgin, said the NBCSky5 helicopter landed at the golf course about noon. The pilot told him the copter's gauges indicated it was overheating, he said. The helicopter had been hovering above the Slade Avenue boat launch where crews were working to remove a 1980 Toyota Celica that investigators confirmed belonged to Karen Schepers, 23, who lived in Elgin and disappeared April 16, 1983, when returning to Elgin from a Carpentersville bar where she'd gone with coworkers. According to an NBC 5 news report, the helicopter's cockpit warning light indicated an engine problem so the pilot made a precautionary emergency landing. No one was injured in the incident. Lehman said the pilot called a repair service, which had the helicopter back in the air by 3:30 p.m. 'He's a great guy. I am glad he is safe,' Lehman said. 'The (golf) course doesn't open until Friday so I gave him a Wing Park shirt before he left.'
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Vehicle linked to Karen Schepers' 42-year-old cold case found in Fox River
ELGIN, Ill. (WGN) — The Elgin Police Department (EPD) made a major discovery in the investigation of Karen Schepers' 42-year-old cold case Monday night. In partnership with an independent dive team, Elgin police were able to locate a vehicle northwest of the Slade Avenue boat launch with a license plate number that matched Schepers' 1980 Toyota Celica. Due to diving conditions on the Fox River Monday night, efforts to safely remove the vehicle from the Fox River were moved to Tuesday, where Chaos Divers, the Elgin Fire Department, and the Kane County Coroner's Office will work to remove and examine the vehicle. As of Monday night, there is no information available on if any human remains are in the vehicle. Elgin police said this will be confirmed once the vehicle is removed from the Fox River. Schepers went missing during the early morning hours of April 16, 1983, after leaving a Carpentersville bar following a night out with co-workers in the northwest suburbs. EPD detectives Andrew Houghton and Matt Vartanian launched the 'Somebody Knows Something' Elgin Police Cold Case Podcast on Jan. 20 of this year, hoping to renew interest and spark new leads as they documented their investigation into Schepers' decades-old disappearance case. WGN News has tailed the podcast, writing recaps of each episode as detectives have made their way through a renewed look into Schepers' case. The recap of the podcast's latest episode can be read below. Episode 7: Exploring bodies of water looking for Karen Schepers The Elgin Police Department will be holding a media briefing at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the latest information in their investigation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
