The Illinois State Police (ISP) said Monday that a homicide investigation was underway in rural Gallatin County after a missing woman's body was found.
It was on Sunday, March 14, that the ISP Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) - Zone 8 was requested by the Harrisburg Police Department to investigate the disappearance of a female.
During their investigation, ISP DCI -Zone 8 agents obtained information that led them to evidence of a homicide in the 800 block of High Street in Eldorado, Illinois, which is just northeast of Harrisburg.
ISP says that after that, additional information led agents to the discovery of the missing female's body in rural Gallatin County, north of Equality.
The investigation is being led by the ISP DCI – Zone 8 and is still open and ongoing.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the ISP DCI – Zone 8 at (618) 542-2171.
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