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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Cook County, IL

The Ember Lane Murders (1965)

Unsolved homicide from 1965 in Cook County, IL. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the tip line transcripts.

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Foggy harbor dock at night with shipping crates and a crane
Timeline
  1. 1965

    Body discovered near Ember Lane; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1966

    Initial canvass closes without a named suspect; the case goes inactive.

  3. 1975

    Records are digitised and released under a public records request.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors reopen the evidence inventory and index the public record.

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archive_moth5 hours ago

Two witness statements describe the same jacket but were taken eleven months apart by different detectives. Worth reconciling.

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