DesPlaines River Joliet

Possible human remains were discovered along the Des Plaines River in Joliet on Tuesday morning. Just before 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a call at Zenith Energy Terminals, located in the 1000 block of West Laraway Road. Workers told police they discovered possible human remains along the south bank of the Des Plaines River on…

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Ameila Zelko

Zelko was last seen in Joliet, Illinois on September 25, 1957. She was a reporter for the Joliet Spectator, a weekly newspaper, at the time of her disappearance and was also the paper’s longtime secretary/treasurer, business manager, and co-owner.

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Joan Bernal

She was reportedly last seen by her husband. They reportedly were driving to Texas on vacation when she said she needed to come home. He dropped her off a bus station and bought her a ticket home. She hasn’t been seen since.

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