ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· St. Clair County, IL

The Murder of Reuben Whitlock (1983)

Reuben Whitlock was killed near Market Street in St. Clair County, IL in 1983. The death was ruled a homicide caused by blunt force trauma, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Empty small-town main street at dusk under an amber streetlight
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1983

    The victim was last seen leaving Market Street and was found two days later.

  2. 1985

    Evidence was re-submitted to the state lab; results were inconclusive.

  3. 2015

    The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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