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Elgin fire department found missing woman’s car 3 years ago

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The mystery of what happened to Karen Schepers made it one of the oldest cold cases in the Elgin Police Department’s files.
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The Schepers case was the first active investigation for the police department’s newly formed Cold Case Unit.

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Kane coroner confirms remains found in car are those of missing Elgin woman Karen Schepers
The Kane County Coroner’s Office announced Thursday night that the skeletal remains found inside a car removed this week from the Fox River belong to Karen Schepers, the 23-year-old Elgin
Remains of Missing Elgin Woman Karen Schepers Identified After Car Pulled from Fox River
The Kane County coroner identified remains found in a submerged car as those of Karen Schepers, missing since 1983.
Police: Elgin FD divers found what turned out to be Karen Schepers' car in Fox River in 2022, but did not investigate
Karen Schepers was seen for the last time on April 16, 1983, at a work party at a bar in Carpentersville. She was the last one to leave, witnesses told Elgin police at the time, and she was never seen again.
Human remains found in Fox River belong to Karen Schepers, coroner confirms
The Kane County coroner said the remains, found Tuesday, belonged to Karen Schepers, who went missing 42 years ago.
Car linked to Elgin cold case found in 2022, but was not recovered
Skeletal human remains found inside a car linked to a decades-old cold case have now been officially identified as Karen Schepers, the Kane County coroner confirmed Thursday.
Woman missing since 1983 found in car pulled from Illinois river
Karen was 23 years old when she was last seen attending a party with co-workers at a bar in the early hours of April 16, 1983. Neither Karen nor her 1980 Toyota Celica was seen again until now.
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Karen Schepers' vehicle was found in 2022 by Elgin Fire Department but not identified: police
New details have emerged about the discovery of Karen Schepers' vehicle in the Fox River—the Elgin Fire Department unknowingly located it nearly three years ago.
Karen Schepers' vehicle was unknowingly found in 2022 by Elgin Fire Department: police
More than 40 years after Karen Schepers disappeared without a trace, new details have emerged about the discovery of her vehicle in the Fox River—revealing that the Elgin Fire Department unknowingly located it nearly three years ago.
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.
Car of Woman Missing Since 1983 Found Weeks After Story Is Featured in Cold Case Podcast
The car belonging to Karen Schepers, who disappeared more than 40 years ago after a night out with co-workers, has been found in an Illinois river.
An Illinois cold case is one step closer to answers
A new discovery in Elgin, Illinois could bring a decades old cold case to a close. For the first time in nearly 40 years, a 1980 Toyota Celica is back on dry land. The car, belonging to Karen Schepers, was found at the bottom of the Fox River Monday night.
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Karen Schepers cold case: Officials provide update on car recovery efforts
Elgin officials held news briefing to provide an update on the search for Karen Schepers, whose car was found in the Fox River nearly 42 years after her disappearance.
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