Elgin detectives were dubious when their chief suggested starting a true crime podcast to help find Karen Schepers. But it ...

The 1983 case of Karen Schepers was solved 42 years later. Elgin detectives share how their podcast 'Somebody Knows Something' helped crack the case.

The remains belong to 23-year-old Karen Schepers, who was last seen leaving a bar around 1 a.m. on April 16, 1983 in ...

Remains found in a car recovered from the Fox River in Illinois have been identified as Karen Schepers, a woman who went missing in 1983. Schepers' car was located by Chaos Divers, a volunteer ...

ELGIN, Ill. (WGN) — The family of Karen Schepers released a statement Wednesday in the aftermath of a major breakthrough that brought her remains home after going missing nearly 43 years ago. While ...

Along with the vehicle, investigators found license plates matching those belonging to Karen Schepers, who was 23 years old on Friday, April 15, 1983 when she went to a bar and then disappeared.

The temperature was below freezing and roads were slick; Karen Schepers could have easily gone off the road somewhere along the way. He “felt like it was his job to find her,” Gary Schepers ...