IL IL - Homer, Male Skeletal UP13514 & UP13515, in Middle Fork River, Aug'13

CarlK90245 · Aug 26, 2013

DOGTOWN Authorities are not yet sure whether a human skull and bone found in a river in northeast Champaign County belonged to a male or female, Sheriff Dan Walsh said Friday.

Walsh said it is also hard to say at this point if the skeletal remains could belong to a missing person or a victim of foul play, or instead could be those of a Native American Indian and unrelated to any crime.

Preliminary indications are that the skull may be more than five years old, but it could be much older, Walsh said.

The area where the bones were found is commonly referred to as Dogtown, and Walsh said he was aware that the area has been rumored for years to be a dumping ground for bodies.

A family boating in the Middle Fork River discovered the human skull and another suspected human bone in the river on August 3rd or 4th, Walsh said. The family brought the skull and bone home before contacting police, Walsh said.

http://www.paxtonrecord.net/news/co...if-skeletal-remains-found-were-male-or-female

This is precisely the area where Jamie Harper was last seen about 6 years ago.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/harper_jamie.html

Heather Zimmerman is another possibility. Her location LKA was in Gifford.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/z/zimmerman_heather.html

CarlK90245 · Aug 26, 2013

Going back a little further in time, we also have Theresa Ann Wallace (1990), Penny Dawn Lease (1989), Kimberly Ann Thompson (1986), and Patricia Ann Tigner (1981).

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/wallace_theresa.html
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lease_penny.html
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/thompson_kimberly_ann.html
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/tigner_patricia.html

There is also Terri Bea Earhart (1981), but there is no photo of her available.
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3207dfil.html

Strange that my MP list for Champaign County is all females. I have no males listed from Champaign County missing for more than 5 years.

A comment on one of the news sites mentions a Bobby Doun from Gifford. But I don't see anything on him in any of the public listings.

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2013-08-22/skeletal-remains-found-middle-fork-river.html

summer_breeze · Oct 5, 2013

http://www.rantoulpress.com/news/co...layed-skeletal-remains-found-near-paxton.html

Fri, 10/04/2013 - 2:06pm | Will Brumleve

RURAL PAXTON It could be early next year before DNA testing is done on skeletal remains found in a river southeast of Paxton.

hayaletcatcher · Oct 1, 2015

So the bones are from two different people-

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/13514

Human skull discovered in a shallow portion of a river near the Middle Fork Forrest Preserve, Champaign County, Illinois.

DNA Sample submitted - Tests complete
Sex- Unsure
Age cannot be determined
Race Unsure

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/13515

Human right tibia was discovered by searches from the Champaign County Sheriff's Department while searching the same general area where a human skull was discovered eight days earlier. The human skull is coded as UP#13514.

DNA Sample submitted - Tests complete
Sex-Male
Maximum age 17 years
Race Unsure

carbuff · Nov 7, 2015

That's freaky. I wonder if they have plans to do more searching in the river?

EmmaliLucia · Nov 9, 2015

Do they determine height by tibia or femur?

And can they do a reconstruction on the skull? I can't imagine they found the entire skull, so that may be difficult...

Romulus · Feb 13, 2017

NamUs UP 13514

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/13514

Unidentified Body/Remains (Unknown Sex & Race)

Found August 4, 2013 in Champaign County, IL
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death: to

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: Unknown
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is not available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is not available
DNA: Sample submitted - tests complete

Case History: Human skull discovered in a shallow portion of a river near the Middle Fork Forrest Preserve, Champaign County, Illinois.

carbuff · Nov 24, 2018

Updated link to the skull: Unidentified Person Case

Updated link for the tibia: Unidentified Person Case They think this bone belonged to a 17-year-old male.

Nate_Bro · Oct 20, 2019

So these are definately 2 different people? Is there any new stories or indication what so ever about the PMI? I was thinking of comparing this one to this case, but that was in the 70s.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

carbuff · Jun 22, 2021

carbuff said:
Updated link to the skull: Unidentified Person Case

Updated link for the tibia: Unidentified Person Case They think this bone belonged to a 17-year-old male.

No updates on either case.

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