UNSOLVED DISAPPEARANCE: VERONICA BLUMHORST

When a young Illinois woman finishes a late-night shift at work, she vanishes without a trace just steps from her home. Investigators are certain her disappearance was a result of foul play, but evidence and answers are hard to come by in this episode of Last Seen Alive

Sources used to research this episode:

Veronica Jill Blumhorst – Mendota, Illinois (FBI.gov)

Episode 218: Veronica Jill Blumhorst (The Vanished Podcast by Wondery)

Father Determined to Find Out What Happened to Missing Daughter Veronica Blumhorst (Kyani Reed / NBC News)

Luciano: Three Decades Later, What Happened to Veronica Blumhorst? (Phil Luciano / Peoria Journal Star)

Family Asks Psychics Help in Finding Daughter (Peggy Schneider / The Rock Island Argus via newspapers.com)

No ID Yet on Body Found in Cornfield (Pat Harrison / The Times Press via newspapers.com)

Body Remains Unidentified (Diane Buerger / The Times Press via newspapers.com)

Search Continues for Body (The Times Herald via newspapers.com)

Box with Bloody Clothes, Pipe Found Alongside Rural Roadway (Bob Helle / The Times Press via newspapers.com)

What Happened to Veronica Blumhorst? (Goldie Currie / Shaw Local News Network)

Luciano: Blumhorst Continues His Quest for His Sister (Phil Luciano / Peoria Journal)

The Veronica Blumhorst Case Part 4: ‘Murder’ and Old Beaus (Jim Haggerty / The Rock River Times via issue.com)

‘Someone Out There Knows What They Did’ (Tom Collins / News Tribune via newspapers.com)

Family Seeks Public’s Help (Phil Luciano / Herald and Review via newspapers.com)

Search for 6-Year-Old is Fruitless (Teresa Plemante / The Times Press)

Aggression after Traumatic Brain Injury: Prevalence & Correlates (Vani Rao et al. / J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci)

People v. Rissley | 2003 (Supreme Court of Illinois via findlaw.com)

Spring Valley’s Anger Grows Over Girl’s Death (Matt Murray / Chicago Tribune)

Lt. Greg Kellen Sworn in as Mendota’s Police Chief (WGLC)

Greg Kellen to Retire June 14th As Mendota’s Police Chief (Tom Collins / News-Tribune)

Todd Jeffrey Blumhorst (findagrave.com)

Homicide Survivors Advocate Loses Battle with Cancer (Veronica M. Cruz / tucson.com)

If you have any information on the disappearance of Veronica Blumhorst, please call the FBI at 1-800-225-5324 OR submit at tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

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