Calling it “an incredible miracle,” the family of Karen Schepers issued a statement Wednesday thanking all those involved in ...

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 ...

Skeletal remains found in an Illinois river have been identified as those of a young woman who disappeared more than four ...

Karen Schepers’ remains were finally identified after being found in a car submerged in the Fox River, nearly 43 years after ...

Karen Schepers’ remains were finally identified after being found in a car submerged in the Fox River, nearly 43 years after ...

The family of Karen Schepers is speaking out for the first time since the decades old Elgin cold case was solved.

Karen Schepers' 1983 disappearance is resolved as divers locate her car in the Fox River, providing closure to her family.

"You put six months of energy into this case and all of a sudden you have something tangible you're looking at," Det. Matt ...

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley discusses the Karen Schepers missing person case with two detectives who found her car and remains in the Fox River after 41 years.

Neither Schepers nor her 1980 Toyota Celica were seen again, until now. In January, detectives from the Elgin Cold Case Unit started a podcast in an effort to solve the case.