After that arrest, he was forbidden by court order to come around Gonzalez or her home. The search began anew on Tuesday and Patel’s body was found just after noon and recovered about 1 p.m., park officials said. That same day, a body was found in a lagoon in Monroe County, Michigan, which is about 300 miles from Romeoville. Authorities ruled his death a suicide, and documents showed his wife had not been reached to be notified. The murder case was prosecuted by Assistant State's Attorney Peter Wilkes. "We don't know," she said. News you can use every day. Choose your news! Specialists at UNT performed a manual comparison of the DNA, and it matched on Jan. 18. Access theherald-news.com and all Shaw Media Illinois content from all your digital devices and receive breaking news and updates from around the area. Her mother’s sister also provided DNA. “The real story here is the woman [Henson] – she didn’t give up for 40 years, she kept going, and she kept reminding us to help her,” Ryan said. “That’s all you need. Six months after Henson's mother vanished, her father, Frank E. Griffin, was found dead in his car in the family's garage. Meet One of Our Adorable, Adoptable Kittens - Hamlet, 3 Romeoville Area Foreclosures Selling Now, COVID-19 Layoffs | Tech Funds for VVSD | Drive-Thru Halloween, Romeoville Wow House: Family Room With Skylights, Fireplace, Romeoville Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead. Sign up for email alerts and be the first to know when news breaks. Body Found in Bolingbrook May Be Missing Geneva Man - Romeoville, IL - A body is discovered Tuesday by a land surveyor in a vacant lot on the 1000 block of Windham Parkway in Bolingbrook. Gonzalez had been strangled and suffered injuries to her head and face, as well as cuts to her wrists. Their father, Frank E. Griffin, returned the next day, covered in mud. Will County State's Attorney's Office spokesman Chuck Pelkie said officers conducting a well-being check at Gonzalez' Marlboro Lane apartment found Garcia lying in bed with his dead wife's body. As for Ryan and Sullivan, there’s not much left to do with the 40-year-old case. "I wanted this for my grandmother," Henson told the outlet. She was very faithful and prayerful, and she felt that one day her prayers would be answered, and they were.”. All rights reserved. According to officials, Garcia was no longer living at the apartment, and Gonzalez was in a new relationship and had been trying to end the marriage. Sullivan agreed that Henson helped investigators chug along. Copyright © 2020 The Herald-News. He had been a Romeoville detective since 1988. ROMEOVILLE, Ill. (WLS) -- Someone had to be extricated from a car that collided with a semi in southwest suburban Romeoville Friday morning, authorities said. She went missing Oct. 24, 1975. Her sister was 10 and her brother just 7 when they came home that Friday to find that their home in the 700 block of Hillcrest Drive was empty and their mother's brand-new car was gone. Get relief with Inspire Therapy, Illinois 16 & 8 Hour Concealed Carry Permit Training $140 / $100. She also was wearing what appeared to be a silver wedding band. An autopsy showed the woman was stabbed in the chest and strangled. After Michigan State Police developed a DNA profile for the unidentified woman from hair and fingernail scrapings, the information from all three women was sent to the University of Northern Texas Center for Human Identification in December. Her remains were identified Jan. 18, 2019. The woman was identified as Jennifer L. Underhill, 42, of Rochelle. Bruski noticed that Delores Griffin's disappearance happened shortly before the body was found at Sterling State Park, some 300 miles from Romeoville. When officers found him, Garcia was "disoriented and lethargic," according to Pelkie. Her death was ruled a homicide. The Illinois State Police said no other information would be released as of Friday but the department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the body. When the three came home, the house was empty, the curtains were closed and her mother’s car was gone. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Illinois State Police Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 at 217-342-7879 or William.sandusky@illinois.gov.