I've lived my whole life 3 miles from where Lane Bryant was located and drive past that shopping center weekly. I've heard tidbits (task force alternates people for fresh eyes, camera footage of one of the victims in Taco Bell drive-thru prior to entering Lane Bryant) but nothing earth shattering. TPTB are likely as stumped as we are.
I've never seen someone with that hairstyle matching that description in the area. Doubt anyone has - otherwise the perp would've been caught.
The shopping center is located right off I-80 and near I-57.
(1) If the perp exited left onto 191st, he would've had one more stoplight before entering the interstate off Harlem and likely chose 80E, 57N, or 57S from there.
(2) If the perp exited right, he could've driven 191st to LaGrange and turned right for I-80 or quickly turned right at 76th before two more rights on 183rd and Harlem onto I-80.
(3) Perp exits left onto 191st, turns right on Harlem, left on Vollmer, before hitting I-57 in 2-3 minutes.
The first method is quickest but riskiest with the Harlem/191st stoplight and being seen. I'd imagine police cars drove right past him while he waited in the LT lane.
The second method is slower but most risk-adverse, particularly if he used the non-busy 76th Ave.
It is highly unlikely the perp was local to Mokena/Frankfort/Tinley. Interstate accessibility makes the store more target-able for an out of town criminal.
It is absolutely stunning this case never ends up on 48 or any crime show. Almost like LE *avoids* giving attention to this case when, given the VERY distinct hairstyle, mass marketing is probably the best route to solving it.
You also wonder if the perp is long deceased. The way the crime was carried out was disorganized and chaotic. The perp was a trainwreck. It's simply unfathomable he never committed another crime. Frankly, from his perspective, it's a miracle he was never caught. This is solved 99 times out of 100.
Going back to this post, I've been wondering if it is at all logical or possible that the killer took a right off of Marketplace, then took an immediate right on 76th. I'm wondering this because, it was reported that police searched at least one (possibly more?) nearby pond. According to this current google map, there are multiple ponds along 76th Avenue (photo below).
The thing is though, 76th Avenue is a dead end -- at least today. I'm not sure if it was a dead end back in 2008 -- it almost seems like that green line (which I think signifies a bike path?) could have been a road at one time, but I have no idea. There is a house of some sort at the end that I always see when I travel on I-80 East, but it is abandoned -- I wonder if it was abandoned in 2008.
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