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Post by LadyBlue on May 8, 2004 21:36:57 GMT -5
Authorities continued to search Sunday for a missing 49-year-old Wisconsin woman who disappeared from far west suburban Batavia on Friday morning, police said.
Police said they are "interested in talking to" the boyfriend of the woman's daughter, an over-the-road trucker currently wanted in Indiana and Wisconsin on outstanding warrants for aggravated sexual assault, larceny and violation of probation. The boyfriend, Joseph Foreman Jr., is now the subject of a multistate manhunt, police said.
Linda J. Duchaine, of Niagara, Wis., was reported missing early Friday following a violent overnight quarrel between her daughter and Foreman that she may have witnessed inside a basement-level apartment the couple shared on Batavia's northwest side, police said.
Duchaine's daughter, Lisa Payne, 31, was planning to move out of the apartment on the 1100 block of Lorlyn Circle and return to her mother's hometown near the Wisconsin-Michigan border, police said. The couple quarreled throughout the day Thursday, and at about 3 a.m. Friday, the quarrel turned violent when Foreman knocked Payne unconscious with a blow to the head that caused a skull fracture, said Batavia Police Detective Kevin Bretz.
Investigators are unsure what happened next, but Payne's 12-year-old daughter awoke Friday to find her mother sprawled across a living room couch and her grandmother missing, Bretz said. The girl, who is now in DCFS custody, called police. Paramedics later transported Payne to Delnor-Community Hospital in Geneva, where she remained heavily sedated Sunday night, police said.
A 9-year-old niece who was living with Payne has been returned to her mother, according to a DCFS spokeswoman. Neither girl was physically harmed, authorities said.
Foreman's maternal grandmother said in an interview that he called her by cell phone on Friday afternoon and said he was in trouble but ended the call when asked about Duchaine. He has not been heard from since.
"I asked him where Linda was and he just told me he didn't know and hung up on me," said May Foreman, 75, of New Pekin, Ind. "He asked me about Lisa, and I told him she was in the hospital with a fractured skull. He was very upset, yelling and cussing. He just said he was in a mess."
According to his grandmother, Foreman served three years of a 5-year prison sentence for drug trafficking in Florida during the early 1990s. May Foreman said her grandson has a long-standing drug problem and told her he was taking amphetamines during their brief talk Friday.
Batavia police said Foreman is known to use at least one alias and may have several others. He has a Louisiana driver's license in the name of Randall Owens and an Illinois commercial driver's license in his own name, Bretz said.
Batavia police have issued a public appeal for help in locating Duchaine or Foreman, and believe Foreman may be driving a light blue 1988 Plymouth Voyager, license plate number 0435 BZN, with wood-style trim registered to Duchaine in Wisconsin. Anyone with information is asked to call 630-879-2840.
Police caution that Foreman is considered dangerous and anyone spotting him should call 911 and avoid direct contact with him.
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Post by LadyBlue on May 8, 2004 21:37:35 GMT -5
A mini-van belonging to a Wisconsin woman believed to have been kidnapped by her daughter's boyfriend has been found, empty but possibly blood-stained, Batavia police announced Monday as the multistate search for the woman and the suspect continued.
Batavia Police Chief Dennis Anderson said Joseph Foreman Jr., 37, is suspected of forcibly taking Linda Duchaine, 49, from his apartment Friday after he allegedly got into a violent fight with her daughter, Lisa Payne, who lived with him.
Payne, 31, was found with a fractured skull early Friday in the apartment in the 1100 block of Lorlyn Circle. Duchaine, Foreman and the van were missing.
Witnesses told police that they saw a van pull up to the patio door of the couple's basement-level apartment early Friday.
On Sunday night, police found Duchaine's van, a Plymouth Voyager, in a residential neighborhood in east Aurora. The van contained a "substance that appeared to be blood" in the back seat, Anderson said. Stolen license plates were on the van, which was found near a church at 4th Avenue and Clark Street, and police towed it to the department, where they will test the substance, he said.
Anderson said police do not know where Duchaine or Foreman are but believe she is still alive. They have received tips that he may be in northern Illinois.
"Our goal, our purpose, is to bring Linda home safely," Anderson said. "His family and her family and all of us would like him to turn himself in."
Payne is still in the hospital in serious condition, police said.
Foreman, a truck driver, has a history of violent behavior dating more than a decade through several states and several aliases, authorities said.
In 2002, Waukesha County, Wis., prosecutors issued two warrants--still outstanding--for Foreman's arrest, including one for the alleged sexual assault of a 10-year-old girl. The second was for the alleged theft of 22 riding lawn mowers from a Brillion, Wis., factory.
Waukesha County prosecutor Lloyd Carter said authorities were unaware that Foreman was living in Batavia.
In 2001, Foreman was convicted in Wisconsin for receiving stolen property worth more than $1,000. And in 1991 he was charged with knowingly violating a domestic abuse order of protection in Florence County, Wis., but the case was dismissed.
Authorities in Florida have been looking for Foreman since 1995. Convicted of kidnapping and robbery in 1991 in Hillsborough County, he served 3 years in prison. After he was released, he failed to report to his Florida probation officers and is wanted for violating probation, said a spokesman for the Florida Department of Corrections.
Foreman and Payne were once married but divorced in the early 1990s, said Payne's grandmother, Dolores Martin. Foreman began calling Payne again a few years ago, and they lived together again in Batavia "off and on," said family and police.
Martin said Duchaine went to visit Payne in Batavia for a week, and during the visit Payne decided she wanted to leave Foreman and move back to Wisconsin. Police say Payne and Foreman fought early Friday and that Duchaine witnessed it.
Police don't know what happened next, but Payne's 12-year-old daughter awoke to find her mother sprawled across a couch later that morning. Duchaine and Foreman were not there, but Duchaine's shoes and purse were still in the home, Martin said.
Foreman called his maternal grandmother in Indiana on Friday and told her he was "in a mess" but did not know where Duchaine was, the woman said.
Duchaine worked at a Kmart in Iron Mountain, Mich., for the last five years and has another son in Michigan. She lived alone in her Niagara home, which she had just recently bought and where she raised pet birds, Martin said. Family members said they had not given up hope that she is alive but, at this point, are just hoping to find out what has happened.
"She's kind and giving. She don't deserve nothing like this," said Robert Martin, Duchaine's brother. "We're hoping they catch him so they can at least find out what happened with her."
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Post by LadyBlue on May 8, 2004 21:38:36 GMT -5
Janelle April 15, 2004 (Batavia) — The body of a Wisconsin woman -- Linda Duchaine -- was found overnight in an abandoned farmhouse west of Chicago. Police have arrested her daughter's boyfriend -- Joseph Foreman -- for the killing. Duchaine is also wanted on several outstanding warrants, including a sexual assault charge in Wisconsin. abclocal.go.com/wls/news/041404_ns_bataviakidnapping.html
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Post by LadyBlue on Jun 8, 2004 16:59:31 GMT -5
Body identified as missing La Crosse man
June 08, 2004
An autopsy Monday confirmed that a body pulled Saturday from the Mississippi River was that of a man who disappeared in December, but authorities still do not know how he ended up in the water.
Dr. Lindsey Thomas, the forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy in Hastings, Minn., also determined Gordon J. Stumlin, 37, could have been in the river since he was reported missing in early December.
But the manner or cause of death are still unknown, pending toxicology results that won't be available for several weeks, La Crosse police Lt. Robert Berndt said.
The initial autopsy, however, "revealed that there was no trauma or injury to the body and no evidence of a crime," Berndt said.
Stumlin's body was recovered about 10:20 a.m. Saturday after a group of boaters spotted it floating in the river near Pettibone Resort.
Although Stumlin's billfold and identification were found on the body, police were unable to make a positive identification due to the advanced state of decomposition, police Chief Ed Kondracki said Saturday.
Just before Christmas, police asked for the public's help in finding Stumlin, who had been missing for a few weeks. Foul play was not suspected, and it was thought he might have left the La Crosse area to live with friends.
Stumlin is survived by his mother, Norma Jean Thompson of Onalaska, Wis., and two brothers, John Stumlin of La Crosse and Daniel Stumlin of Madison. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Lewis Valley Lutheran Church Cemetery.
La Crosse police, along with the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation, again are asking for the public's help, this time to piece together how Stumlin might have ended up in the river, Berndt said.
Anyone who might have information may call the La Crosse Police Department Investigative Bureau at (608) 789-7222, or La Crosse Area Crimestoppers at (608) 784-8477 (784-TIPS) or 1-800-947-3577.
The body was the third to be found in area rivers in 2004, compared with four area drownings in 2003.
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Post by LadyBlue on Sept 10, 2004 7:19:01 GMT -5
Family members of a Wisconsin Rapids woman missing for more than a year are convinced a body found in a Wisconsin Rapids mobile home park is hers.
Authorities worked Thursday to identify the skeletal remains discovered Wednesday under a mobile home porch at Thousand Oaks mobile home park, a community at the intersection of 29th Avenue and Pioneer Road in Wisconsin Rapids. The body was found near the home of Janet L. Moore, who has been missing since March 2003. Moore would be 44 years old. "There's no one else missing, and it's by her trailer," said Moore's sister, Donna Conboy of Tucson, Ariz. "The whole family has been informed, and we all agree she's in a better place."
Conboy planned to fly to Chicago from her home in Tucson, Ariz., today to meet her brother. The two will make arrangements for Moore's funeral, which will be in Madison. They both plan to travel to Wisconsin Rapids soon.
The family is having a difficult time dealing with the news, Conboy said.
"I'm most concerned for her 14-year-old son," Conboy said. "He's very young to be going through this." An autopsy was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Thursday at University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison.
The examiner called in an expert on dental pathology and an expert on skeletal remains to help identify the body and determine the cause of death. It could take several days to identify the body, said Wood County Coroner Garry Kronstedt.
The body was discovered just before noon Wednesday in Thousand Oaks mobile home park.
Detective Greg Eisberner contacted Conboy on Wednesday about the discovery, and he kept her updated throughout the day, Conboy said. Eisberner has been working to locate Moore since she was reported missing April 15.
"He was just wonderful," Conboy said. "He's a good detective and a good person."
Although hearing the news of the discovery was difficult, Conboy said she's glad to finally know where her sister is.
"We have closure now, and that's all we prayed for," Conboy said. "It's been a year and a half." Moore had a mental illness and wasn't always a happy person, Conboy said.
"We know she's in heaven," she said.
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Post by LadyBlue on Dec 13, 2004 18:46:15 GMT -5
A Wisconsin man missing for about three-and-a-half months has been found alive and safe in Iowa. His wife says his family has been told he has a medical condition similar to amnesia.
Jan Mura says her husband, Kevin, appears to have a disorder leaving him unaware of who he is.
Kevin Mura disappeared August 26th after dropping off relatives at Midway International Airport in Chicago.
Jan Mura says he had left his wallet at home in his rush to leave that day and had not been heard from since.
The Mura family learned last week that Mura was in Iowa in the care of a priest and psychiatrist.
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Post by LadyBlue on Dec 17, 2004 18:35:22 GMT -5
After days of speculation, Monroe County officials Thursday confirmed that the human remains found in a heavily wooded area of northern Monroe County were of a couple missing since Easter 2002. Monroe County District Attorney Dan Cary confirmed the remains were those of Kale Kvistad Jr., 30, and Connie DeGeorge, 34, who disappeared from their Sparta home March 31, 2002.
Investigators are still trying to determine how the couple died, but Cary said "preliminary information indicates that the death of these individuals was homicidal in nature."
County officials Thursday would not reveal where the bones were found except to say it was in the town of New Lyme, a wooded and remote area near Fort McCoy.
A town official confirmed that investigators have spent several days in an area along Biplane Road near the junction with Camp Avenue. Traffic has been routed away from the area since the weekend, the official said.
The discovery of the bones helps to partially resolve the disappearance of the couple, but not how they were killed.
DeGeorge and Kvistad were reported missing after Kvistad's parents stopped by the day after Easter and found the couple's children, who were then 11, 10 and 5, home alone. The couple's vehicles were still parked in the driveway and DeGeorge's purse was still in the home.
Police said at the time that sometime after leaving Kale's parents' house about 8:30 p.m., Kale and Connie left three children — his eldest son, her son and daughter. Family members said Connie told the oldest, her 11-year-old son, that they were going out for a drive and would be back soon. They were never seen or heard from again.
According to Cary, investigators were able to identify the bodies through the use of evidence collected at the scene and dental records.
Forensic pathologists and anthropologists will continue to examine the remains to determine a cause of death, Cary said. Monroe County Medical Examiner Toni Eddy-Ballman said she is unsure how long that will take.
The remains were found Saturday in the woods by a group of hunters.
Officers from several local, county, state and federal agencies worked together to recover the remains, which were taken to the Wisconsin State Crime Lab on Wednesday for a complete forensic examination and autopsy.
Investigators combed the area where the remains were found for several days looking for evidence, Cary said.
"Numerous items were recovered and are being examined by authorities," Cary said. "We will not discuss any specific item which was recovered or the methods utilized to further investigate this matter nor any of the specific leads that have been developed during this process and which are currently being investigated."
The investigation is being done by a task force of investigators with Monroe County Police Department, Sparta Police Department and the FBI, Cary said.
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Post by LadyBlue on May 7, 2005 9:12:06 GMT -5
Detectives with the Coconino County Sheriff's Office have identified the body of a man that was found by two hikers at the base of Mount Elden Wednesday. Jim Blender, 40, Lakewood, Colo., was reported missing by relatives in December , said Lt. Rex Gilliland of the sheriff's office.
Blender was known to have mental health issues, Gilliland added.
"He just walked away from home," Gilliland said.
On Wednesday, two hikers from Menasha, Wis., were on the Sandy Seep Trail about 11Ú2 miles in search of snow.
"(The other hiker) and I were hiking and saw snow," one hiker stated in a witness statement to investigators. "I was on my phone with a friend when (the other hiker) said, 'There's a dead guy.'
We got the heck out."
The two men went back to their motel and called police. They took police to the trailhead, which is located on North Highway 89 north of Townsend/Winona Road, and escorted investigators to Blender's body.
The body was located just off the trail, face down and fully clothed. The body had been there for some time, Gilliland said. Detectives located a day pack near the body as well as Blender's driver's license.
Blender's relatives were notified of the death Thursday morning, Gilliland said.
"Due to the state of decomposition, it is unknown if there was any trauma to the body," Gilliland said, adding that detectives did not note anything obviously suspicious.
The medical examiner is scheduled to conduct an autopsy today to determine cause and manner of death.
Reporter Larry Hendricks can be reached at lhendricks@azdailysun.com or 556-2262.
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Post by LadyBlue on Apr 16, 2006 18:27:04 GMT -5
Human remains found near a well-drilling site in Antigo have been confirmed as those of a Bowler man reported missing after he disappeared two years ago.
Dental records indicated that the body found last Friday was that of 24-year-old Christopher Butler, Antigo Police Chief Bill Brandt said Wednesday.
The body was found in a pine forest south of Elmwood Cemetery in Antigo. Butler's wallet, with identification, was still with him.
Brandt said police do not suspect foul play but a forensics expert will examine the remains over the next week. "Other than to speculate that he died of exposure, I don't know if they'll ever be able to determine the true cause of death," Brandt said.
Butler had been reported missing in spring of 2004, but he had a reputation for going off on his own for periods of time, said sheriff's department investigator Terry Moede.
Butler was last seen around Feb. 11, 2004. He had been at a party with friends in Antigo and left with his girlfriend after the two got into an argument, Brandt said. Butler wasn't seen again. He was reported missing just over a month later.
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Post by LadyBlue on Jan 21, 2007 11:53:38 GMT -5
Human bones that a child found along an Illinois roadway have been identified as those of a suburban Milwaukee woman last seen driving away from her home six and a half years ago. The Winnebago County Sheriff's Department in Rockford, Ill., said a boy looking for aluminum cans near the town of Durand, just west of Rockford, found the bones Jan. 7. They're now identified as the remains of Sandra Daniels of Elm Grove, who was 49 when she disappeared. Winnebago County Sheriff Richard Meyers told WREX-TV of Rockford that an investigation could be a lengthy one, based on the condition of the remains. For now, it's being treated as a homicide, although the cause of death isn't known. A Wisconsin Web site for missing people says Daniels was driving away from her home between 11 a.m. and noon on June 3, 2000, when last seen. The site describes her as being fond of gambling, adding that she could be anywhere. Elm Grove police said they planned to meet Friday with Illinois authorities. They said there has yet to be any indication that Daniels died in Elm Grove, or even Wisconsin. Her family has relocated out of Elm Grove. Family members reported to police at the time of her disappearance that Daniels would often go visit friends and casinos for days without informing her family. Daniels was reported missing five days after she disappeared. Waukesha County court records show a divorce action filed by her then-husband after Daniels disappeared became final in August 2001. www.todaystmj4.com/img/uploaded/DanielsMediaRelease20070119102215.pdf
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