Hi everyone,
I am local and I was in high school when this happened. This was big when it happened, murder was rare in our community. We had two colleges then, Illinois State University and Illinois Wesleyan University. If I remember correctly, Carol was found on the right side of the building as you faced it from the street. The Cellar was a downstairs pub in Uptown Normal. The business and bar area of the town of Normal has always been called Uptown instead of Downtown. I believed then and I believe now that this was a crime that got out of hand. I believe that Carol knew the perpetrator(s) casually, probably from contact at The Cellar. I believe she either was met outside before she entered the sorority or led the killer(s) outside to not disturb the other girls inside. I believe she turned down romantic or sexual advances and was killed out of anger. I know that much was made of the two men reportedly seen by the eyewitness. I think eyewitness accounts can be useful but I would never hang my hat on them for reliability. It could be correct, it may not be. I believe the killer(s) are local and I believe they are still in the area. I don't believe the murder was planned, I believe she rejected them and they lashed out in anger. I believe they bolted from the area after the murder or they were spooked by a passing vehicle. If I remember correctly, the houses along that block were shaded by mature trees so the murder scene was somewhat secluded. I don't believe it was a student of ISU or IWU since it was Christmas break.
That all said, I have always been bothered by Carol's murder and I would be more than happy to start a Facebook page about her case. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. I would have no problem processing and footing the costs of FOIA requests. I am sure it is still an open but cold case so I'm not sure how much information they would release. I'm willing to put in the work. Thoughts?
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