2 victims of 1971 train wreck in downstate Illinois identified through DNA

A 55-year-old mystery surrounding a deadly train crash in southern Illinois has finally been solved.

On June 10, 1971, an Amtrak train derailed near Tonti, about 250 miles southwest of Chicago.

Officials originally believed 11 people were killed, including one unidentified victim…

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