ILLINOIS STATE POLICE SEEKS ASSISTANCE FROM THE PUBLIC WITH IDENTIFICATION OF UNKNOWN DECEASED FEMALE FROM 2003 DISCOVERED IN THE SKOKIE RIVER

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DESPLAINES– Illinois State Police, Division of Criminal Investigations, Zone 1 continues to investigate the death of an unknown woman from 2003. Investigators seek help from the public to identify the remains of a deceased female.

On Saturday 07/12/03, a deceased human body was discovered floating in the Skokie River (approx. 1/4 mile south of Willow Road in the Erickson Woods / Skokie Lagoons area of Northfield and Winnetka, Illinois. The body was located south of Lagoon No. 1 and south of the Dam on the Skokie River and not far from the N. Branch Trail System (see photo of approximate discovery site)). Upon removal from the water, it was discovered the deceased was a female, (unknown race), partially clothed. Information from the autopsy provided the following identifying information:

Sex: Female Race: Unknown (possibly White, Hispanic, or Asian)

Estimated age at time of discovery: 21-39 years old (estimated year of birth 1964-1982) (the woman would be 43-61 years old if she were alive today)

HGT: 502 WGT: 147 (+/- 30+lbs) Hair: Black or dark colored, long, straight

Dental: Dental care was good with only one amalgam restoration (metal filling), and a maxillary four-unit fixed porcelain metal bridge replacing two missing central incisors which were well healed (bridge for two missing, upper front teeth). The dental replacement may have happened as a result of a traumatic injury earlier in the person's life.

Clothing: Black Lycra shorts.

Jewelry: Scorpion ring (see photo)

If anyone has any information regarding a missing person who matches the description of this unidentified person or if anyone has any other information which may be helpful, please contact ISP Troop 3 at 847-294-4400.

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