Couple of things I found digging around...
Robin has a facebook page with some interesting things on there:
https://www.facebook.com/findrobin.abrams
Of most interest might be the arrest pictures of her in her will county sheriff deputy uniform ... they arrested one of their own and documented it?
Here is another webpage:
In re MAY 1991, WILL COUNTY GRAND JURY (People of the State of Illinois, Respondent-Appellee, Tony Marquez & John Romo, Movants-Appellants).
http://www.leagle.com/decision/19911098576NE2d522_11011
snipped:
A grand jury in Will County, Illinois subpoenaed the petitioners, Tony Marquez and John Romo. The subpoenas required both to appear in an in-person line-up, submit fingerprints, palm prints, a blood standard, and head and pubic hair samples to the grand jury. No charges have been filed against either man. The petitioners filed motions to quash the subpoenas. Following a hearing before the Circuit Court of Will County, the court quashed the subpoenas requiring the petitioners to submit blood standards, pubic hair pullings, and head hair pullings. The court ruled these items were the subject of Fourth Amendment protection and, absent a showing of probable cause, beyond the scope of the grand jury's subpoena power. The court upheld the subpoenas with regard to fingerprints, palm prints, in-person lineup, head hair clipping and combing, and pubic hair clipping and combing. The court ruled these items are not the subject of Fourth Amendment protections in that they are items routinely exposed to public view. The petitioners appeal the court's ruling. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
First, the petitioners argue that there is no showing that the subpoenas were issued at the direction of the Grand Jury. We dispose of this argument summarily. The petitioners assert they "believe" the subpoenas "may" have been issued at the direction of the State's Attorney and not by action of the Grand Jury. The burden of showing irregularity in grand jury proceedings rests upon the defendant and may not be based upon speculation. (People v. Haag (1979), 80 Ill.App.3d 135, 35 Ill.Dec. 450, 399 N.E.2d 284.) Absent proof of irregularity which is not demonstrated by this record, we decline to presume error in the issuance of the subpoenas.
The remainder of the petitioners' claims warrant careful consideration.
First, the petitioners contend the subpoenas are not authorized by applicable Illinois law. They argue (1) the Illinois Constitution provides that the legislature may limit the powers of the grand jury; (2) the legislature has limited the subpoena powers of the grand jury to oral testimony, documents, and transcripts; (3) hair, blood and the other evidence sought falls into none of the aforementioned categories; and, (4) therefore, the subpoenas issued by the Will County Grand Jury exceed their lawful authority and should be quashed. Secondly, petitioners claim a Fourth Amendment protection from divulging these items absent a showing of probable cause. Third, the petitioners assert the subpoenas violate their constitutional right to privacy under the Illinois State Constitution.
.... the rest of this article explains more.
Here is another article about her disappearance:
Missing Ex-deputy Had Pending Suit October 10, 1990
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-10-10/news/9003250143_1_tow-truck-suit-punitive-damages
snipped:
In a pending civil rights suit filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Robin Abrams, a deputy from January 1988 until she was fired the following December, contends she was dismissed as the result of an affair that began in May 1988 and ended in October of the same year.
In the suit, Abrams, 28, of Beecher, claims her refusal to keep quiet about the relationship with an unpaid member of the Sheriff`s Department`s part-time auxiliary led to harassment over the next several months by Will County and Joliet police officers.
She contends she was arrested on Dec. 16, 1988, outside a dry cleaning shop and detained in the sheriff`s building without charges being filed against her. And in August 1989, she was charged with reckless driving but was later acquitted.
The suit asks $50,000 in compensation and another $500,000 in punitive damages.
Sheriff John Johnsen refused to comment on the suit, calling it ``pending litigation.`` Johnsen said he had called in state police investigators on the advice of Will County State`s Atty. Edward Burmila.
Cheaper to make her disappear? It does make you wonder who else was involved - with the disappearance and the harassing.
Someone had to see something. She was seen Thursday in Beecher, IL by her father at about 4 pm (that is what I gather from most of the articles) and her car was seen being dropped off in Harvey, IL between 10-11 pm (this time varies within the different articles). Police were notified at about 3am (Friday) of someone trying to break into her car. The police then notified the family and then they reported missing. IMO if Will County was investigating, I can imagine they would be searching too hard for a woman who had a lawsuit pending against 7 of its own within the department - one of them being the Sheriff (according to info on her FB page). I'm sure that is why Ill. State Police took over (conflict of interest), but by that time - precious time was lost in finding her body.
