Post by huntone on Oct 24, 2010 10:30:25 GMT -5
Body Found During Search for Toni Keller
Updated: Saturday, 23 Oct 2010, 10:43 PM CDT
Published : Saturday, 23 Oct 2010, 9:56 PM CDT
By Melinda Tichelaar, FOX Chicago News
DeKalb, Ill. - DeKalb police searching for missing NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller announced on Saturday that they have found human remains.
The remains, which have not been formally identified, were found in Prairie Park. On Oct.14, Keller told classmates she was going to Prairie Park to work on an art project.
Keller's family has been notified. Keller, 18, grew up in Plainfield and was a graduate of Nequa Valley High.
Tonight, police said the area where the body was found was densely forested, which might explain why it took so long to find the remains. Other evidence was found at the scene, but investigators would not specify what it was.
"In any search of a scene, you find pieces of evidence along the way," said DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen.
Feithen refused to answer specific questions about whether there was a killer on the loose, but said that students and residents of DeKalb should be careful.
"We're certainly concerned at any time we have a possible victim of violent crime," Feithen said. "We live in a day and age anymore no matter what community you live in -- people have to be cautious."
Updated: Saturday, 23 Oct 2010, 10:43 PM CDT
Published : Saturday, 23 Oct 2010, 9:56 PM CDT
By Melinda Tichelaar, FOX Chicago News
DeKalb, Ill. - DeKalb police searching for missing NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller announced on Saturday that they have found human remains.
The remains, which have not been formally identified, were found in Prairie Park. On Oct.14, Keller told classmates she was going to Prairie Park to work on an art project.
Keller's family has been notified. Keller, 18, grew up in Plainfield and was a graduate of Nequa Valley High.
Tonight, police said the area where the body was found was densely forested, which might explain why it took so long to find the remains. Other evidence was found at the scene, but investigators would not specify what it was.
"In any search of a scene, you find pieces of evidence along the way," said DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen.
Feithen refused to answer specific questions about whether there was a killer on the loose, but said that students and residents of DeKalb should be careful.
"We're certainly concerned at any time we have a possible victim of violent crime," Feithen said. "We live in a day and age anymore no matter what community you live in -- people have to be cautious."