Illinois authorities announce identity of cold case murder victim nearly 50 years later
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Published 2024-06-27
The 'Jane Seneca Doe' Grundy County cold case murder victim was identified as JoAnn 'Vickie' Smith Thursday with new DNA technology nearly 50 years later.
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All Comments (21)
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Thank you for never giving up on identifying her. I am so glad she is home now. If only the person who did this was still alive and could be punished.
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This brought tears to my eyes. This girl was doing everything right - a college student, working - it could have been any of us who were young at that time. Whoever killed her tried to erase her and erase her life. I'm glad they didn't succeed in erasing her forever.
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Vicki sounds like she was a remarkable young woman and itβs so sad that her family had missed her for so long. Rest in peace β€ποΈ
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RIP you mattered
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I wish mom and dad could of had this closure.
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Thank u for not forgetting about this young woman because her life mattered. May she and her family rest in peace.
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So appreciative of these men and woman working on these cold cases and never giving up!!
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This is sad but a relief at the same time RIP BEAUTIFUL ππ―οΈππΎ
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Im glad they found her and identified her and brought her home to Cincinnati/SC. May she rest in Paradise ππΎπ―
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My deep gratitude to everyone involved in helping this poor young lady reclaim her identity π
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If the person who did this is still alive, I hope they are afraid. If they committed the crime as a 20 year old they could still be alive. Chances are they went to prison for another crime. The brother made me cry. These murderers take so much from these families
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The sad part is, that a murder still occurred and probably never will be solved.
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I hope that just because you found her name doesn't mean you're going to give up ..like we have done enough..that's what it just sounded like. Please don't give up on this case. You don't have all the answers.
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What a well-spoken man her brother is! Pleased that they finaally have some closure...
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I jave a niece that been missing 33 years ago and was never found until this day nothing π’πππ
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What kind of animal can put a gun to a human beings head and shoot???? RIP young lady.
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Excellent job Grundy County and Illinois. No matter how long it takes, identification is so very important β€
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Thank you for finding her identity β€
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Sad that it took so long for this poor woman to be identified. Thanks to the cold case detectives who worked this case. Now they need to find the perpetrator.
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She was only 20. She no doubt had all sorts of dreams about the future she wanted, only to have her life cut so cruelly short.
