The Brief
- Tyesha Bell disappeared from her Aurora apartment in May 2003, and her remains were found in a wooded area in Montgomery in 2020.
- Prince Cunningham, who was in a secret relationship with Bell, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 70 years in prison.
- Cunningham maintains his innocence and is appealing the verdict.
KANE COUNTY, Ill. – For years, friends and family of Tyesha Bell waited and waited for answers as to how this 22-year-old mother of two suddenly disappeared.
And then they waited for more answers as to why her bones were found in a wooded area in Montgomery nearly two decades later.
Tyesha Bell cold case
The backstory:
She was last seen the night of May 8, 2003, in the Aurora apartment she shared at the time with her sister Latasha Bell.…