Underwater remains could crack 1983 cold case of missing Chicago-area woman: Police

Human skeletal remains were discovered in a submerged vehicle Tuesday outside Chicago. Law enforcement say they are working to determine if they belong to a Chicago-area woman who has been missing for 42 years.

A 1980 Toyota Celica registered to Karen Schepers, who went missing in 1983 when she was 23, was discovered in the Fox River by sonar late Monday; a dive team helped raise the vehicle, an operation that for many in the surrounding area had been a long time coming.

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley called the discovery “a tremendous break in this investigation.”…

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