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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.
Lingering questions: Why wasn’t river searched years ago for missing Elgin woman’s car?
When Elgin police discovered Karen Schepers’ car in the Fox River on Monday, one question immediately popped into the public’s mind: Why wasn’t it found long ago? And did authorities even look
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.
Elgin News Digest: Earth Month activities being held at Hawthorne Hill Nature Center; Sleepy Hollow Service Club’s pine car derby set for April 5
A free Earth Month celebration will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside Drive, Elgin. For more information, go to cityofelgin.org/nature, call 847-531-7055 or email [email protected].
Emergency crews respond to crash near Elgin
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - Two people were injured after a crash near Elgin. Emergency crews were called to the scene of Highway 277 and Keeney Road just after 3:30 p.m. It’s not clear what caused the crash though our 7News crew on the scene tells us one person needed to be extricated from their vehicle.
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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.
Remains found in vehicle connected to Elgin cold case, authorities say
A significant breakthrough in a decades-old cold case has led to the discovery of human remains in a vehicle pulled from the Fox River Tuesday.
Work ready to begin on expansion of Kenyon Woods Middle School in South Elgin
School District U-46 officials broke ground this week on an addition that will expand the size of Kenyon Woods Middle School in South Elgin.
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