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1983 Cold Case Cracked?: Missing Elgin Woman's Car Found In Fox River

A car belonging to Karen Schlepers, missing since April 16, 1983, was found in the Fox River, announced by the Elgin Police Department.
Human remains were found inside the car, as confirmed by Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley in a Facebook post.
DNA samples and dental records will be compared to confirm the identity of the remains found in the vehicle.
Schlepers has been missing for nearly 42 years after leaving a bar in Carpentersville, with her credit cards and bank account untouched since the disappearance.

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Hood River County Sheriff’s Office suspends recovery mission due to complications on river. What was pulled from the vehicle in Cascade Locks fits descriptions of the missing family's 1954 Ford station wagon.

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Kane Co. coroner confirms remains found in car are those of missing Elgin woman

The skeletal remains found inside a car removed this week from the Fox River belong to Karen Schepers, the 23-year-old Elgin woman missing since April 1983.

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So. Illinois Dive Team Discovers Missing Woman's Remains

ELGIN, Ill. (WSIL) -- A southern Illinois based dive team discovered a missing Elgin woman's remains in a car pulled from the Fox River.

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Human remains found in car pulled from Fox River ID'd as Elgin woman missing since 1983

By Cate Cauguiran Click here for updates on this story ELGIN, Ill. (WLS) — Skeletal human remains found inside a car pulled from the Fox River linked to a decades-old cold case have now been identified, the Kane County Coroner said Thursday. The body was confirmed to be that of missing Elgin woman Karen Schepers. Finally after 42 years, Schepers officially has been found after the official identification by the Kane County Coroner. Officials…

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Car Of Woman Missing Since 1983 Found In River Near Chicago

A 1980 Toyota Celica registered to Karen Schepers, who has been missing since 1983, was discovered in Fox River near Chicago. The Elgin Police Department reported Karen Schepers went missing on April 16, 1983, at the age of 23. The new discovery of teh car is a major break in the cold case, which has had no leads for several decades. CBS reported skeletal remains were also discovered in the car and will be taken to a lab for identification. Aut…

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Police: FD divers found what turned out to be Karen Schepers' car in Fox River in 2022, but did not investigate

WBBM, FAMILY PHOTOS, ELGIN POLICE, CNN By Andrew Ramos, Adam Harrington Click here for updates on this story ELGIN, Illinois (WBBM) — Elgin police on Wednesday said three years ago the city’s fire department sent divers out after a fisherman found an unusual object in the river — and found a small vehicle, but did not investigate. That car was pulled from the Fox River with skeletal remains inside on Tuesday, and was found to have belonged t…

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