Unsolved Murders 

DuPage County Sheriff's Cold Case Unit

 


 

The Sheriff's Cold Case Unit is currently reviewing the following unsolved murders These cases have been selected because our investigators believe that they can be solved - with the help of forensic science and the community.

If you have any information regarding any of these cases, please call the Sheriff's Office at 630.407.2400 and ask for the Cold Case Unit. You may also e-mail the unit.

 

Sandra Allard

Age 43

Date of homicide: October, 1993

 

The body of Sandra Allard was found by firefighters who were responding to a fire in her York Township townhouse. While inside fighting the flames, the firefighters discovered her murdered body.

 

Her murder remains unsolved.

John Conrad

Age 31

Date of homicide: October, 2000

 

John Conrad's body was found near Munger Road in the Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve by residents walking in the area. Autopsy results showed that his death was caused by blunt trauma.

 

His murder was SOLVED in 2003.

 

Roger Dickson

Age 20

Date of homicide: November, 1974

 

The body of Roger Dickson was found by a local resident walking on 91st Street near Cass Avenue in Downers Grove Township. An autopsy showed Roger died of a gunshot wound.

 

His murder remains unsolved.

 

Floy Walls

Age 39

Date of homicide: June, 1969

 

The body of Floy Walls was found by a young boy fishing the DuPage River near Warrenville. Floy, who was a nurses aide at the DuPage County Convalescent Center, had family and many ties in the Warrenville area.

 

Her murder was SOLVED.

 

Lorraine F. Beize

Age 21

Date of homicide: August 31, 1982

 

The body of Lorraine Beize was found near the Chicago Central and Pacific railroad tracks in unincorporated Wayne Township by the Pratt's Wayne Woods Forest Preserve. She had been sexually assaulted and strangled.

 

Her murder remains unsolved.

 

Donna LePore

Age 32

Date of homicide: June 7, 1985

 

Donna LePore's body was found by her husband in the bedroom of her Downers Grove home. She had been shot in the head. The crime occurred while her husband and their two children were out to dinner in the early evening. The front door was open, and no forced entry was evident.

 

Her murder remains unsolved.

 

Kristina Wesselman

Age 15

Date of homicide: July 22, 1985

 

Kristina Wesselman was reported missing by her mother on July 21, 1985. Her body was found the next day in Glen Ellyn, just off a dirt path located between a Jewel Food Store on Route 56 and Route 53 and the Valley View subdivision. It is believed she was on her way home from the Jewel food store when she was attacked.

 

Her murder remains unsolved.

 

Juan Carrera

Age 35

Date of homicide: October 14, 1995

 

Juan Carrera was found shot to death inside his truck. The truck was parked behind a Speedway gas station at Lake Street and Route 83 in Addison.

 

His murder remains unsolved.

 

Patricia Sue Early

Age 17

Reported missing to Aurora PD

August 1, 1979 

 

The skeletal remains of Patricia Sue Early were found by hunter in a Naperville Township field on November 8, 1980.

 

The cause of her death is undetermined -  the case remains unsolved.

 

Debbie Fijan

Age 10

Date of homicide: February 11, 1966 

 

Debbie Fijan was reported missing when she did not return from an after school activity. Her body was found a few hours later in the area of Fair Oaks and Lies Road in what is now Carol Stream.

 

Her murder remains unsolved.

 

 
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