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| Woodward, Bonnie 6/25/10; East Alton, Ill. missing women | |
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| Begood | Aug 19 2010, 01:16 AM Post #1 |
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Family Hopes Body Found In River Is Not Missing Loved One By Shirley Washington FOX2now.com 5:28 PM CDT, August 16, 2010 Related links Human Remains Found In Mississippi Near Downtown EAST ALTON, ILLINOIS (KTVI-FOX2now.com) - The family of a missing East Alton woman is hoping and praying a body pulled from the Mississippi river Sunday is not that of their loved one. Bonnie Woodward disappeared in Alton June 25th at about 3:00 in the afternoon after getting off work. Her family members haven't seen or heard from her since. Every time a body is discovered in the Metro area they hold their breath, wondering whether it's their loved one. Bobbie Valdes collapsed when she learned a badly decomposed body had been pulled from the Mississippi river Sunday. Valdes called Alton Police trying to find out whether the remains were that of her missing sister, 48-year-old Woodward. "She's been gone seven weeks, 51 days and we have not one solid answer, not one solid thing. Nothing, nothing and it makes me mad." Woodward disappeared June 25th. She was last seen talking with a man driving a silver or gray Chevy Malibu in the parking lot of Eunice Smith Care Home where she worked. "Somebody took her and I can't figure out why. She's a good person," says Gary Wilmurth, Bonnie's boyfriend. "She'd give you the coat off her back if she thought you were cold. That's the way Bonnie is. There's nothing she wouldn't do for somebody and for them to do this to her. I just don't understand it. Valdes says she gave police and the medical examiner information that could determine whether the body is that of her younger sister. "I gave them the surgeries my sister had. I gave them some clues about what my sister been through Of course, everyone who knows and loves Woodward is hoping it's not. "I want to know if she's alive, where is she at. She's my sister. We talked everyday. She was my confidant. We were close and I don't have her now. She's gone." The body pulled from the Mississippi River Sunday was so badly decomposed that investigators couldn't tell whether it was a man or woman. Nor could they tell whether foul play was involved. Meantime, the St. Louis Medical Examiner says the process of trying to identify the body is underway but it could be weeks before they know anything. http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-body-foun...0,7037768.story |
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| Begood | Aug 19 2010, 01:20 AM Post #2 |
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Kidnapped By Teacher: Student Found but Stepmother Gone Missing August 10th, 2010 11:54 pm . FotoSearch.com A High School teacher, Christine M. Scheffel, 41; at East Alton-Wood River has been arrested and charged with Harboring a Runaway teenager and Obstructing Justice in the disappearance of 18-year old, Heather Woodward, who went missing but was later found on 3 July 2010. According to KMOV-News, the Alton Police Department believes that the teacher had the teenager in hiding for weeks prior to and during the time, that the victim's stepmother, Bonnie Woodward , 48-years old., also went missing. Although not a suspect in the disappearance of the stepmother, the teacher still managed to run interference by obstructing justice with the police investigation. At this time, there have been no motives released as to why Scheffel stashed the 18-year old or if there is any connection to the missing stepmother. Bonnie Woodward was last seen by a coworker at the Eunice Smith Nursing Home on 25 June 2010. She was seen talking to a white male in his early to mid 40's, with brown hair, and possibly graying around the temples. She remains missing. According to witnesses, Bonnie was seen getting in a silver or gray Chevy Malibu with the man. Woodward's vehicle was found in the nursing home's parking lot with its windows down. She was last seen wearing a yellow and white scrub top and yellow scrub pants. http://www.examiner.com/offender-awareness...er-gone-missing |
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| Nut44x4 | Aug 20 2010, 01:42 PM Post #3 |
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Here is the report I have in my folder of the remains found -- Human Remains Found In Mississippi Near Downtown By Andy Banker FOX2now.com 1:42 PM CDT, August 15, 2010 DOWNTOWN ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI--FOX2now.com) - Human skeletal remains were found Saturday morning on the Mississippi River near the U.S. Coast Guard base off Arsenal Street in St. Louis. According to Police, a human skull and torso were found among debris about 7 a.m. Police don't know whether the remains are male or female or whether the person's death was suspicious. Battalion Chief Steve Nienhaus with the St. Louis Fire Department said Coast Guard crews discovered the remains after they noticed the skull "looking" at them. Authorities are working to identify the remains. Bat. Chief Nienhaus said it was important to collect as much of the torso as possible to ensure a thorough investigation. http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-human-rem...0,6462954.story seems by comments that there are several missing.....and waiting for an answer..... http://www.topix.net/forum/source/fox2now/TEKRJMIPH6L9OL8OK |
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| Begood | Sep 19 2010, 06:47 PM Post #4 |
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Vigil held for missing Alton woman by Jeff Mason KMOV.com Posted on July 2, 2010 at 10:33 PM Related: •Mother of four still missing from Alton •Police continue search for missing Alton woman •Police: Alton woman's disappearance suspicious; family offers reward •Police continue search for Alton woman; daughter also missing •Daughter of missing East Alton woman found; search still on for mother •Fundraiser to be held for missing Alton woman •Alton: Teacher arrested on multiple charges Gallery .See all 5 photos » (KMOV) -- A big crowd gathered at a vigil for a missing Alton woman. Bonnie Woodward has been missing since last Friday and was last seen in a parking lot in Alton with an unknown man. Woodward's family is offering a $5,000 reward for help to find her. http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Vigil-held-...n-97715399.html |
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| tatertot | Sep 30 2010, 06:28 AM Post #5 |
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(Video at link) http://www.kmov.com/video?id=104010979&sec=549502 Land owner charged in connection to search for missing Alton woman Posted on September 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM Updated yesterday at 7:22 PM A property owner in Illinois is charged with interfering with the investigation into an Alton woman's disappearance. Bonnie Woodward, 46, has been missing for three months |
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| Begood | Sep 30 2010, 07:23 AM Post #6 |
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KMOV.com Posted on September 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM Updated yesterday at 7:22 PM Related: •News 4 coverage on search for missing woman Gallery .See all 13 photos » Missing woman in Jersey County Map data ©2010 - Terms of Use39.086853 -90.265363 View larger map (KMOV) -- A search is underway right now near Brighton, Illinois for a missing woman. According to family members, investigators are searching for Bonnie Woodward at some property on Crystal Lake Road in Jersey County. Chief David Hayes says the owner of the property, Roger Carol, is charged with one count of interfering with the investigation into Bonnie's disappearance. There are at least 70 members of law enforcement from more than a dozen departments. They are searching 48-50 acres of land for any sign of Woodwards remains. It's been three months since 46-year-old Bonnie Woodward went missing. She lived in Alton, Illinois. Woodward was last seen in the parking lot of the nursing home where she worked on June 25, 2010. She was reportedly last seen talking to a man with brown hair. http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Authorities...-104010979.html |
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| Ell | Sep 30 2010, 01:37 PM Post #7 |
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Police search for bodies in Missouri and Illinois Share | .StoryDiscussionImage (6)BY TERRY HILLIG • thillig@post-dispatch.com > 618-659-2075 AND DENISE HOLLINSHED • dhollinshed@post-dispatch.com > 314-340-8319 | Posted: Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:15 am | (7) Comments Font Size:Default font sizeLarger font sizeShare David Carson Wednesday September 29, 2010--Julie LaFuria, facing the camera, hugs her friend Bobbie Valdes just outside of road block along Creek Road near Jerseyville where police are searching a home and property for Bonnie Woodward. Woodward who has been missing since June 25. David Carson dcarson@post-dispatch.com . Loading… . (2) More Photos ..Related Links Related: FBI crime stats: 2005 to 2009 Police in Missouri and Illinois spent hours Wednesday searching for two bodies that could close a murder case in Pine Lawn and locate a woman missing from Alton since June. Neither effort resulted in a conclusive announcement by police. Illinois searchers planned to return today to a site in rural Jersey County. Several dozen police officers searched a property northwest of Brighton on Wednesday for Bonnie Woodward, 48, of East Alton. Woodward was last seen June 25 on the parking lot of Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Alton, where she had worked for many years. At the same time, in St. Louis County, an FBI evidence response team spent several hours excavating the backyard of a house in Pine Lawn, hunting for a body that Pine Lawn police believe is buried there. Alton Police Chief David Hayes said police had physical evidence that allowed them to get a warrant to search the property in Jersey County. The land is owned by Roger and Monica Carroll, whom Madison County prosecutors charged in July with harboring a runaway — Bonnie Woodward's stepdaughter, Heather Woodward. Heather dropped out of sight about a week before her stepmother, and prosecutors alleged she was staying at the Carroll home part of the time before she walked into the East Alton public library on July 3 and identified herself. Heather was 17 when she disappeared but has since turned 18. Christine Scheffel, a teacher at East Alton-Wood River High School, was charged with obstructing justice in Heather's disappearance. Hayes said Wednesday that Roger Carroll had been rearrested on a new charge of obstructing justice. Two of Bonnie Woodward's siblings were at the search site Wednesday. "I just hope she's there or something," said Woodward's sister, Bobbie Valdes, 53, of Godfrey. "I think Heather made people think my sister was abusive," Valdes said. "All we want is to find my sister and get some closure," Woodward's brother, Roscoe Gray, 50, of Staunton. "All we've got is hope," he said. Kari Weaver, a neighbor of the Carrolls, said her family never knew Heather was staying with the Carrolls. She said they seemed like nice people. Weaver said she thought Heather had dated the Carrolls' son. PINE LAWN CASE In Pine Lawn, members of the FBI team took down crime scene tape in the 4000 block of Beachwood Avenue about 4 p.m., filled in holes they had dug, packed up their equipment and a cadaver dog, and left. They did not speak with reporters. At a news conference about a half-hour later, Pine Lawn police officials said they hadn't been debriefed by the FBI yet but asserted their belief that the body of an adult had been buried nearby. Police Chief Rickey Collins said the dig was initiated after a suspect in another case told police a body was buried at the location. Lt. Dan O'Connor said the department had contacted the FBI, which brought cadaver dogs that signaled something in two different spots behind the house. "When you call in someone like the FBI, their dogs hit only on human remains," O'Connor said. "For them to have a hit here, it really looks promising." O'Connor said investigators also found that the ground had been disturbed at some point. Neither Collins nor O'Connor explained when the body is believed to have been buried, whose it was or who pointed police to the site. "I have information on who did this, I have the information on who buried him," O'Connor said. "My next step is to contact the person who I have who knows exactly where the body is. He didn't kill him, but he buried him. ... I think the body is very close." The FBI team dug in four locations in the yard but did not appear to take anything large from the scene. Stacey Bailey, 29, has lived in the house with her 12-year-old son for about a year. She said the FBI told her Wednesday that they had found human remains on the property. "I thought they had to be kidding," she said. The first she had heard about the possibility of a body, she said, was last week, when Pine Lawn officers came to her house and told her they were investigating a homicide from six or seven years ago. They told Bailey then that they believed there could be human remains in her backyard, she said. She heard nothing more from police until the FBI showed up Wednesday morning. The property is owned by P&B Real Estate in Berkeley, which bought it in June 2002, after the house had been foreclosed on, said Patti Schonlau of P&B. The house has been rented to three tenants since then, she said. Schonlau said she learned of the excavation when the tenant phoned her about it. "I could tell you horror stories about real estate, but this is a new one," Schonlau said. Elizabethe Holland of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report. Posted in Crime-and-courts, Metro, Illinois on Thursday, September 30, 2010 12:15 am Updated: 9:30 am. | Tags: Bonnie Woodward, Heather Woodward, Alton Il, Pine Lawn Mo, Ricky Collins, Bodies, Denise Hollinshed, Terry Hillig, Elizabethe Holland, http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-a...056535ed2a.html |
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| Begood | Oct 28 2010, 06:25 AM Post #8 |
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Fingerprints revive case of missing woman BY TERRY HILLIG >thillig@post-dispatch.com > 618-659-2075 www.STLtoday.com Posted: Friday, October 1, 2010 12:25 am EDWARDSVILLE • Fingerprints found on the pickup of missing East Alton resident Bonnie Woodward belonged to Roger Carroll of rural Jersey County, according to a court document made public on Thursday. Meanwhile, police searched Carroll's home and property for a second day. Authorities said they were looking for evidence that might be related to Woodward's disappearance. But searchers found no human remains — and no other evidence they were willing to talk about. Authorities are seeking clues in the June 25 disappearance of Woodward, 48, who was last seen talking to a man on the parking lot of a nursing home in Alton where she had worked for many years. Her Chevrolet Avalanche pickup was left on the lot with its windows down. Alton Police Chief David Hayes said Thursday's search moved to the Carrolls' residence on Creek Road southeast of Jerseyville. On Wednesday, officers aided by cadaver dogs searched 40 to 50 acres owned by Carroll and his wife, Monica. Both Carrolls were earlier charged with harboring a runaway, Bonnie Woodward's stepdaughter Heather Woodward, who dropped out of sight a week before Bonnie Woodward disappeared. Heather was 17 when she disappeared but turned 18 before she walked into the East Alton Public Library on July 3 and identified herself. Roger Carroll, 45, was arrested Wednesday on a new charge of obstructing justice. He was released on bond Thursday morning, according to court records. According to the charge, Carroll gave false information to an Alton detective on July 5 when he claimed to have no knowledge of the circumstances of Bonnie Woodward's disappearance. The warrant that authorized the search of the Carrolls' property was not open to public inspection on Thursday, but a warrant for Roger Carroll's cellular telephone records was made available. In an affidavit accompanying an application for the warrant, Alton police detective Jarrett Ford said the Illinois State Police crime lab had determined last week that latent fingerprints on Woodward's truck belonged to Roger Carroll. The affidavit also said Carroll resembles the description of a man with whom Woodward's co-workers saw her talking on the parking lot near a silver car believed to be a Chevrolet Malibu. The affidavit said the Carrolls own and drive a silver Malibu. http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-a...127992bc8b.html |
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| monkalup | Jan 1 2011, 01:18 AM Post #9 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/case-4890...ton-police.html TOP 10 NO. 2: Women victims in high-profile homicides Comments 3 December 30, 2010 9:00 PM By CYNTHIA M. ELLIS The Telegraph The brutal killings of four women and disappearance of a fifth kept area law enforcement busy throughout the year. Although there were close to a dozen homicides in The Telegraph area this year, nearly half the victims were women. Carol Andrews, 72, Jennifer A. Eubanks, 43, Crystal M. Terpening, 26, and Sandra L. "Sandy" Wood, 73, were discovered dead, while Bonnie L. Woodward, 48, simply vanished six months ago from the parking lot at the Alton nursing home where she worked. The Alton Police Department, with assistance from the Major Case Squad of Greater St. Louis, spent numerous hours investigating the disappearance of Woodward in June and the death of Wood in early December. The East Alton Police Department also called out the Major Case Squad when an unidentified and dismembered body was discovered in early November in a wooded lot. Lt. Scott Golike, chief of detectives for the Alton Police Department, said Woodward's case has been a real mystery, and that police still are waiting on evidence to be analyzed. "There really is nothing new in the case," Golike said. "We're waiting on reports from the lab." The Illinois State Police Crime Lab is combing through mounds of evidence that was collected by investigators in late September and early October. Woodward walked out of her Alton workplace on June 25 and has not been seen or heard from since. The disappearance of the East Alton woman has caused tremendous grief for her family and baffled police. At the time she vanished, Woodward's then-17-year-old daughter, Heather, also was missing, having left home voluntarily days before. Heather returned, but family members wondered whether Woodward may have been lured from the parking lot by some concern over her daughter. After months of tracking down leads in the case, police finally were led to a property in Jersey County they believed was connected to Woodward's disappearance. Although investigators did not find her body, the case shifted focus when an important piece of evidence was discovered - a boat, owned by the man police considered a central figure in the case. Golike said the boat was a piece of evidence that was being analyzed. Part of what police hope to find out is whether Woodward ever was aboard the boat owned by Roger W. Carroll Jr. Investigators connected Carroll to Woodward after finding his fingerprint on her red pickup truck that was left behind in the parking lot of her workplace at Eunice Smith Nursing Home. Golike said one of the reasons it has taken so long for the evidence to be analyzed is the large quantity of material collected in the case, which is more than any other case he has worked on in his recent memory. A search warrant was issued for Carroll's property in late September because of what police called his "deceitfulness" in denying any association with Woodward. More than 80 police officers raked the grounds where Carroll lives along Creek Road in Jersey County. Afterward, investigators learned that Carroll reportedly sold a small boat days after Woodward went missing. Carroll was charged in Madison County Circuit Court with obstruction of justice for allegedly telling authorities he had no association with Woodward. He is free on bond in that case. Along with his wife and another woman, Carroll also has been charged with harboring a runaway in the earlier disappearance of Heather Woodward. East Alton Police Chief Dwynn Isringhausen said it has been a tough year on law enforcement agencies all around. He said East Alton police assisted Alton police in the Woodward case, then when Terpening's remains were found last month, the Major Case Squad was called out. "Both of these cases are a tragedy, especially for the families," Isringhausen said. "Bonnie's family wants answers, so they will have peace in knowing what happened. On the other hand, Crystal's family knows what happened to her and the person who did it, but it's still tough." A worker discovered Terpening's remains on Nov. 4 while clearing brush behind an East Alton shopping center. Terpening had been reported missing by her family on Oct. 22, and the case was being investigated by the Madison County Sheriff's Department when her body was discovered. The case unfolded on the night of Oct. 12, when Terpening got into an argument with her live-in boyfriend and left home. She then reportedly met Joshua J. Tharp, 27, of East Alton, at a friend's house not too long afterward, and the two got into an argument - over what, no one knows. Tharp is accused of bludgeoning Terpening to death and then dismembering her body and placing it in the wooded area near his home in order to conceal the homicide. Authorities charged Tharp with first-degree murder on Dec. 22 in Madison County Circuit Court. He also faces a charge of concealing her body. Tharp has a long criminal history, which includes burglary, robbery and aggravated battery. Major Case Squad Deputy Commander Brad Wells said numerous people provided information, and the evidence led in many different directions. Investigators chased down hundreds of leads - including a few false ones - that took them to southern Missouri, where they interviewed four people, as well as a finding at a property in the 300 block of George Street in East Alton. Wells said the mental grind of the case took its toll on all those involved. "Sometimes, we worked around the clock," Wells said. "It's not about us, though; it's about the victim and her family." Terpening's mother, Deborah Schooler of Granite City, was very pleased with how the Major Case Squad handled the investigation and that they kept her informed. Schooler said she never lost hope that her daughter's killer would be caught. "I had faith in God to see this through, because it was an unjust act," Schooler said. Terpening leaves behind a 14-month-old son, who now lives with Schooler. A man with a violent criminal history, Perry Louis Henderson, 50, of Alton, is facing seven counts of first-degree murder and five other felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and asphyxiating Wood in her Alton home on Dec. 2. Wood was known throughout the community. She was active in Democratic politics, as well as numerous environmental causes. Wood's daughter-in-law discovered her partially clothed body on her bed Dec. 3. Friends had become concerned when she had failed to show up for a funeral that morning and then other engagements later that day. Wood's vehicle was missing from the driveway, and a new, flat-screen television and other smaller items also were discovered missing from her home. The Major Case Squad and the Alton Police Department's Investigation Bureau conducted the investigation. Following a tip, police found Wood's car and were able to track down Henderson through physical evidence. The first-degree murder charges against Henderson vary in their wording, some alleging that the slaying happened during commission of other crimes, such as during a residential burglary or an aggravated criminal sexual assault. Two of the murder charges are "first-degree," and the other five are listed as "felony first-degree murder." All of the first-degree murder counts say Henderson "compressed the neck of Sandra Wood," causing her death. Henderson has been incarcerated in Illinois prisons five times, having been sentenced for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated criminal sexual abuse/bodily harm of a 5-year-old child, home invasion and residential burglary. His most recent release from prison was Feb. 10. Henderson also faces charges for aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion and two counts of residential burglary. Andrews was discovered dead in her Roodhouse home on March 19. She died as a result of her nose and mouth being duct-taped shut. Myra L. Osborne, 51, of Vandalia, Mo., was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in Greene County for Andrews' death. The night before Andrews' body was found, Osborne had been arrested for using Andrews' debit card. Osborne had worked for Andrews when the victim managed a Roodhouse convenience store. Eubanks, of Florissant, Mo., was at the Alton apartment of her ex-husband, Matthew P. Eubanks, 47, on June 28 when he pulled out a gun and shot her, then turned the gun on himself. Matthew Eubanks had been watching the couple's two sons when the shooting took place. He moved to Alton from Florissant after the couple divorced. Friends of the family said Jennifer suffered abuse throughout the couple's 25-year marriage. Alton Police Chief David Hayes said that he often is affected by the victims who are left behind, most markedly in the Eubanks case. Hayes said earlier this year that he watched a heart-wrenching video interview of the couple's children, who had seen their father murder their mother before he killed himself. "The younger brother looked up to the older brother and asked, 'Why did Dad do that to Mom?'" Hayes said. "They left a mark on me." cellis@thetelegraph.com |
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| Begood | Mar 23 2011, 10:36 PM Post #10 |
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Bonnie Woodward Investigation Continues 0Share WBGZ Radio | Feb 21, 2011 Investigators with the Alton Police Department say they are still trying to solve the case of a woman who disappeared in the city in June. Bonnie Woodward was last seen outside the Eunice Smith Nursing Home June 25. Forensic investigators continue to examine the massive amount of evidence seized in a search of property on Creek Road in Jersey County believed to be connected to the woman's disappearance. Alton Police Chief David Hayes says while it has never been proven she is dead, the department is handling the case as if it is a murder investigation. He says the scientific evidence keeps pointing in one direction. http://www.riverbender.com/news/wbgz/rfull...ion%20Continues |
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| monkalup | Jun 20 2011, 02:02 PM Post #11 |
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http://www.thetelegraph.com/news/woodward-...ice-family.html Woman's family to mark year since disappearance Comments 9 June 18, 2011 5:32 PM By CYNTHIA M. ELLIS One year has passed since Bonnie L. Woodward vanished from the parking lot where she worked. For her family and friends, it has been a year filled with birthdays, anniversaries and holidays all made bittersweet without their loved one there to share. The most heartbreaking part of it all is the silence, the frustration that there have been no telephone calls, no texts, no communication and no laughter. Her sister, Bobbie Valdes, and the Alton Police Department are determined to find out what happened to her. "She just vanished into thin air," Valdes said. "We will not stop looking for her." The family is holding an awareness vigil Saturday, June 25, for the 46-year-old East Alton woman who disappeared June 25, 2010. The event will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Gordon Moore Park in Alton. Since Woodward went missing, her case has taken investigators on several twists and turns. "We've collected hundreds of pieces of evidence, but so far nothing has turned up to point us to where Bonnie is," said Detective Mike O'Neill with the Alton Police Department. The 400-page report outlining the details of Woodward's disappearance sits atop O'Neill's desk. "There's not a day that goes by that I don't think about this case, about Bonnie," O'Neill said. Woodward went missing from the parking lot of the Eunice Smith Nursing Home in Upper Alton. Her pickup truck was left in the lower lot with its windows down and no sign of her personal effects. "We didn't find her keys or her purse," O'Neill said. "We believe she had them with her wherever she went." Several co-workers told police that they had seen Woodward talking to a man in a silver car, but no one saw her leave. She was supposed to meet up with her sister at Pete's Lounge, but when she didn't show up, Valdes didn't think a lot about it, because she knew there had been some trouble at home. "We went out most Friday nights after she got off work, but since there were problems, I figured she was taking care of them," Valdes said. The next day, Valdes said she got a call from a family member that Woodward's employer had called to ask about her. "She didn't show up for work, but her truck was still parked behind the building," Valdes said. "That's when I knew something wasn't right." The family reported Woodward missing. Her missing persons report was complicated by the fact that Woodward's 17-year-old stepdaughter reportedly had run away several days before. Woodward's stepdaughter reappeared on her 18th birthday, and several people were charged with harboring a runaway, including one of the teen's former teachers. Police said that once the stepdaughter returned, the search for Woodward took on new twists and turns. "It's really strange that she vanished the way she did," said Detective Sgt. Jerry Cooley with the Alton Police Department. "The daughter was gone, and then Bonnie disappeared." Police connected Woodward to a Jersey County man who knew her stepdaughter. The man later was charged with obstructing justice for allegedly telling police that he had no association with Woodward. The man and his vehicle met the description of the person last seen talking with Woodward, and police have said scientific evidence connects him to her. Based on what police found, they were able to obtain a search warrant for the man's property, which is near Crystal Lake Road. Dozens of law enforcement officers converged for two days last September. Authorities didn't find a body on the man's property, but they did learn that he had sold a boat during the time Woodward went missing. Police later recovered the boat, and it was processed for forensic evidence. A concern by police is that if Woodward was killed, her body could have been disposed of anywhere, especially with the boat having access to rivers, lakes and ponds. Cooley said any time a body is discovered on a river, lake or pond, O'Neill is notified about it. "We get information sent to us from a national database, and if someone is discovered, I follow up on it," O'Neill said. O'Neill said several unidentified people have been found during the past year, and he has had to look into whether it was Woodward. "Her family wants her found, and so do we," Cooley said. Authorities say they may no longer be searching for a missing person, but rather looking for remains. "Bonnie was a woman who was close to her family," Cooley said. "There is no way she would just leave." O'Neill said Woodward's last check never has been cashed. She has made no attempt to contact anyone, and her bank, email and Facebook accounts have had no activity. "This is the longest and most exhaustive search we've had on a missing person," he said. "It has involved multiple jurisdictions, and the case file is one of the largest we've ever put together." He said evidence still is being tested at the Illinois State Police Crime Lab, because of the number of agencies getting evidence tested and the priority of the case, along with limited storage. Alton police have sent evidence to the crime lab in "waves," O'Neill said. "We only take a portion at a time," he said O'Neill said he understands the family's frustration, because the case seems to have come to a halt. "We want to remind everyone that police haven't stopped working on the case," he said. Alton's chief of detectives, Lt. Scott Golike, said he hopes reminding the public about Woodward on the anniversary of her disappearance brings forth new information. He said it's their hope that someone may remember something about her or the time she vanished and contact police. "We are looking for any new leads," Golike said. "We are very interested in the public's involvement. It's important that the public doesn't quit and neither do we." He said Woodward's family deserves to know what happened. Valdes said she doesn't believe her sister ever would leave without telling her. She said the two were planning to celebrate Woodward's birthday last June 27. "We talked nearly every day," she said. "We weren't just sisters; we were best friends. We had plans for that weekend, and she wouldn't just skip out." Family, friends and the public are asked to meet in the parking area near the first soccer field to the right of the Gordon Moore Park entrance. "We plan on releasing yellow balloons," Valdes said. "Yellow is Bonnie's favorite color, and I felt a balloon would travel with the message of finding my sister." Valdes said most of their siblings, along with other relatives, will be at the event. She said, however, it's unlikely that Woodward's children will be at the vigil. Woodward was the seventh of nine children (seven girls and two boys.) She was married three times, divorced twice and had two children, a son and daughter, with her first husband. Her third husband had two children, who she adopted after his death more than 10 years ago. One of those children was the teen who ran away, and the other was her brother, who is disabled. Woodward was a grandmother to five before she went missing. A granddaughter was born soon after she went missing and is about 9 months old now. "My sister loved her family and wouldn't just leave," Valdes said. She said that for some this event may bring up painful memories; however, she wanted to do something for all those who knew her sister. "People come up to me all the time and say, 'Did you find your sister?' and I say, 'No, I didn't find my sister,'" she said. She said there is an assumption that the case has been resolved or closed, because there has been a slowdown in publicity about the disappearance. "We need to keep this out in front of people so we can find Bonnie and bring her home," Valdes said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the police tip line at (618) 465-5948 or (618) 463-3505. cellis@thetelegraph.com |
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| monkalup | Jun 20 2011, 02:12 PM Post #12 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jun 20 2011, 02:16 PM Post #13 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Bonnie Woodward disappears two days prior to birthday June 29, 2010 KSDK -- Alton police need help finding Bonnie Woodward who went missing two days before her birthday. Police said Woodward was last seen in the parking lot at her job talking to a man at 3:00 p.m. Friday. Woodward is 48 years old and is 5'7" and weighs 240 pounds. She has blond hair and green eyes. She was wearing yellow scrub pants and a yellow and white scrub top. Police said the man witnesses described seeing Woodward with is in his mid 40's. He has brown hair with gray along his temples. He was standing next to a silver or gray 2000-2005 Chevrolet Malibu. Anyone with information is asked to call the Alton Police Department at 618-463-3505 ext. 250. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| tatertot | Apr 18 2018, 08:28 PM Post #14 |
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http://www.bnd.com/news/local/crime/article208679899.html Prosecutors say man 'lured' woman before he shot her and burned her body in 2010 BY MARY COOLEY, KALEY JOHNSON AND KARA BERG April 12, 2018 10:29 AM Updated April 12, 2018 08:29 PM A man linked to a 2010 missing-woman case was charged Thursday with murder and concealment of a homicidal death — charges alleging that he burned her body after shooting her. Roger Carroll, 52, of Jerseyville, was being held in jail without bail and faced two counts of first-degree murder and one count of concealing a homicide, filed Tuesday morning in Jersey County. Charging documents say Carroll shot and killed Bonnie Woodword, of Alton, with a Stoeger Cougar 9mm Luger pistol on June 25, 2010 — the day the woman went missing. The concealment charge alleges Carroll then burned her body in a fire. "Roger Carroll lured Bonnie Woodward from Madison County to a remote area in Jersey County, then shot her and burned her body,” Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons said. The case came to a head after Madison County Assistant State’s Attorney Jennifer Mudge requested to invest time into unsolved, cold-case murders in the county. Woodward’s case was her first target. It’s very uncommon to solve a cold case after this long, Mudge said. Mudge will be the special prosecutor assigned to this case. Crews have been scouring the area where Woodward’s burned body was found. Gibbons would not give the location, but said it was where they had previously searched. In 2010, cadaver dogs searched the area and did not find anything. Alton Police Chief Jake Simmons said the crime scene was in a “secluded place.” He credited the unrelenting dedication of officers in multiple departments for the closure in this case. Jersey County State's Attorney Benjamin Goetten said on Thursday morning that Madison County is "taking the lead on this based upon their experience with the case," but the jurisdiction falls under Jersey County. Police in Alton and Madison County had investigated Woodward's disappearance. A special prosecutor was being appointed for the case, Goetten said. Woodward went missing on June 25, 2010, from Alton. She disappeared a week after her 17-year-old stepdaughter, Heather Woodward, also went missing. Heather Woodward was found July 3 when she walked into the East Alton Public Library and said police were looking for her. She apparently had left home voluntarily and was unharmed. Her stepmother, however, was never found. Carroll was initially investigated when his fingerprints were found on Woodward's car. At the time, law enforcement officers searched for Woodward's body around the home of Carroll, 44, on Creek Road east of Jerseyville but did not find anything. Heather Woodward had allegedly been staying with Carroll and his wife from June 17 to July 3, 2010. In July of that year, officials charged Carroll and his wife, Monica Carroll, with harboring a runaway. Heather Woodward said she had run away from home. Madison County jailers said Wednesday evening that Carroll was being held there without bail on a charge of “failure to comply with bond.” Carroll’s original charge of obstruction of justice in 2010 has never been resolved; Madison County court records show it has received approximately 45 continuances over eight years, with the most recent being in February. The lesser misdemeanor of harboring a runaway was consolidated with the obstruction charge in 2017. Bonnie Woodward was a longtime employee of the Eunice Smith Nursing Home and was last seen by coworkers talking to a man in the parking lot. Her car was left on the lot with the windows down, and her cellphone and credit cards had not been used. |
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