IL IL - Valerie Percy, 21, Kenilworth, 18 September 1966 #2

[Winward1]

Both Valerie and Sharon went to New Trier. If I recall correctly, Sharon spent her junior year in France, and Valerie did the same her senior year.

 

[Richard]

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The Percy Family Circa 1964

 

[Betty P]

I saw something that may be noteworthy (or not) in this article about the family stories when the house was destroyed by the new owner

Mystery, memories linger after demolition of former Percy home

The property included an indoor swimming pool and tennis court. Percy's wife, Loraine, recalled that the family hosted an open house for the neighbors every Sunday.

"Anyone could come," she said. "We put out a buffet. On Thursday nights, we had a round robin tennis game."

 

[Bargle]

Ok, that's the part that confuses me. If the dagger part was sharp enough to inflict 11 stab wounds to her chest, face, neck, etc. wouldn't the blade be too sharp to grasp and to bludgeon?

No, you don't have to grab the blade to use it as a bludgeon. If you're holding the knife like a butcher does when cutting meat, the butt end protrudes from the side of your hand behind the pinky. To strike someone in the head all you have to do is raise your hand above their head and swing quickly downward.

 

[Richard]

Here is a photo of the handle of an M1 Rifle Bayonet - the same type found in the lake behind the Percy home.

Note the Pommel - that portion of the handle to the left in the photo. It has a roughly triangular shape when viewed from the rear. Normally this part attaches to the bayonet lug on the rifle, while the hole in the hasp on the forward part of the handle (right in photo) goes around the rifle barrel.

The bayonet could be used to stab, slash (if sharpened) and bludgeon. Usually, only the point would be sharpened, and the long blade sides left dull.

Although meant to be used with the rifle, the bayonet could also be used as a combat knife. The blade on this model was 10 inches long.

 

[Winward1]

Yesterday I received word that Valerie's stepmother, who encountered the killer in Valerie's room that fateful morning, passed away on November 7 in California. She was 91.

 

[Winward1]

Has the Valerie Percy Murder Finally Been Solved? | Classic Chicago Magazine

 

[CastlesBurning]

Getting Warmer

 

[Richard]

Valerie Percy, 21
Murdered 18 September 1966

 

[Richard]

Valerie Jean Percy, age 21, Murdered 18 September 1966

LINK:

Photos of Valerie Jeanne Percy - Find a Grave...

She was the daughter of former Illinois Congressman Charles Harting Percy and Jeanne Valerie Dickerson Percy. Percy ran for Governor of Illinois in 1964 and served as U.S. Senator from Illinois (1967-1985). She served as the head of her father's 1964 campaign for Governor. On September 18, 1966...

www.findagrave.com

 

[Richard]

The Cold Case of Valerie Percy: is this the murder weapon?

The 1966 cold case of Valerie Percy: on September 18, 1966, Valerie Percy (21) was murdered in her parental home in Kenilworth, Illinois, by an unknown intruder. Her case remains cold...

LINK:

The 1966 cold case of Valerie Percy

On Sept 18, 1966, Valerie Percy was murdered in Kenilworth, IL, by an unknown intruder. Her case remains cold despite the insights of Dr. Robert Hohf.

defrostingcoldcases.com

 

[Deleted member 337524]

Valerie Jean Percy, age 21, Murdered 18 September 1966

LINK:

Photos of Valerie Jeanne Percy - Find a Grave...

She was the daughter of former Illinois Congressman Charles Harting Percy and Jeanne Valerie Dickerson Percy. Percy ran for Governor of Illinois in 1964 and served as U.S. Senator from Illinois (1967-1985). She served as the head of her father's 1964 campaign for Governor. On September 18, 1966...

www.findagrave.com

Justice soon for Valerie and her family!!

 

[Deleted member 337524]

I still question if an outfit like Parabon Nanolabs could take any biological samples, in this case maybe blood, and test, obtain DNA then solve this case.

Closer!!

 

[Richard]

Valerie Jean Percy, age 21, Murdered 18 September 1966

 

[Betty P]

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JMO, if the police ever released the investigation files on Valerie's murder, someone would solve it. If there's DNA evidence, it would be solved relatively quickly.

 

[Deleted member 337524]

JMO, if the police ever released the investigation files on Valerie's murder, someone would solve it. If there's DNA evidence, it would be solved relatively quickly.

Indeed, indeed. Both can be true.

 

[Betty P]

Indeed, indeed. Both can be true.

Have police given other investigators access to those files? Have they checked the evidence for DNA?

 

[mickey2942]

JMO, if the police ever released the investigation files on Valerie's murder, someone would solve it. If there's DNA evidence, it would be solved relatively quickly.

Maybe. I have always thought that there were reasons that this was not pushed.

 

[Betty P]

Maybe. I have always thought that there were reasons that this was not pushed.

I could understand if Valerie’s family wanted to keep the investigation under wraps to avoid lurid publicity, etc. But these days DNA developments in solving cold cases have been very successful. Unless there is no potential DNA from the killer in the evidence, LE should consider reopening the case.

It would be a shame if the killer is still out there.

JMO

 

[Deleted member 337524]

I could understand if Valerie’s family wanted to keep the investigation under wraps to avoid lurid publicity, etc. But these days DNA developments in solving cold cases have been very successful. Unless there is no potential DNA from the killer in the evidence, LE should consider reopening the case.

JMO

Open and active. My conjecture is this gets solved this year, it’s close.