Skeletal remains found in an Illinois river have been identified as those of a young woman who disappeared more than four ...

The remains belong to 23-year-old Karen Schepers, who was last seen leaving a bar around 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983 in ...

While the Elgin Police Department continues to work towards closure of Schepers’ cold case, police said her family expressed ...

The family of Karen Schepers is speaking out for the first time since the decades old Elgin cold case was solved.

Karen Schepers' 1983 disappearance is resolved as divers locate her car in the Fox River, providing closure to her family.

The Elgin Fire Department found Karen Schepers’ car in the Fox River three years ago, but believed it was an ATV and did not ...

For 42 years, the family of Karen Schepers worried, wondered and waited. Where did the 23-year-old go after leaving a ...

Corrections & Clarifications: This story has been updated to clarify which department received a tip in 2022 about a possible vehicle in the Fox River. The tipster called the Elgin Fire Department ...

Karen Schepers and her yellow Toyota Celica went missing around 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983, after leaving a bar following a ...