Stolen truck with human remains found ‘buried deep’ in muddy river, Illinois cops say
A pickup truck reported stolen years ago was recently found submerged in a river, Illinois police said, with “suspected” human remains inside. The truck, stolen in 2017, was discovered sunken in the Mississippi River, near a boat ramp in East Moline, the East Moline Police Department said in a Sept. 18 news release.
Officials investigating remains found Sunday in river in East Moline as a homicide
DNA will be sent to the Illinois State Police Crime Lab for testing next week, Rock Island County Coroner Brian Gustafson said.
Truck with 'suspected human remains' pulled from Mississippi River
The truck was reported stolen in 2017. It was found near the boat ramp at Empire Park, which sits near the border of Hampton and East Moline.
Human remains found in submerged truck near East Moline boat ramp
Human remains have been discovered in a submerged pickup truck near the boat ramp at Empire Park, according to a news release. Shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday, East Moline Police were notified by the Big River Rescue and Recovery Team about a vehicle that was found submerged in the Mississippi River near the boat ramp
East Moline Police: Stolen vehicle recovered with suspected human remains inside
The East Moline Police Department recovered a stolen vehicle with what they say had suspected human remains inside.
East Moline police recover pickup truck from river, with suspected human remains inside
Suspected human remains were found in a pickup truck pulled from the Mississippi by East Moline police on Sunday.
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