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ColdPriorityCriminal · Homicide· Cook County, IL

The Vale Crossing Road Killing (1967)

Unsolved homicide from 1967 in Cook County, IL. The file remains open and contributors are re-examining the witness timeline.

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Timeline
  1. 1967

    Body discovered near Vale Crossing; the county opens a homicide investigation.

  2. 1968

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

  3. 1985

    A tip prompts a limited re-interview of two witnesses.

  4. Recently

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

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fern_and_ash6 hours ago

The autopsy summary and the charging document disagree on time of death by roughly six hours.

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