“Press ReleaseHow was the car found and who found it? Because wasn't it hidden? Fishermen?
How was the car found and who found it? Because wasn't it hidden? Fishermen?
Thank you for the Google Map. The body was found on the south Bank of the Illinois River. If you enlarge the map, the River appears to be fairly close. But why on the bank?“Press Release
Public Assistance Requested
Peru Police Department
For Immediate Release Friday August 27, 2021 8:05 am Media Contacts:
Chief Douglas P. Bernabei or Deputy Chief Robert Pyszka Case Detectives:
Detective Commander Dennis Hocking 223-2151 extension 2804 Detective Brad Jones 223-2151 extension 2816
At 4:20pm Thursday August 26, 2021, officers of the Peru Police Department responded to a report of a vehicle in the wooded area south of the Illinois Valley YMCA and due north of the intersection of 12th Street and Westclox Avenue. When officers arrived, a vehicle was located concealed in the wooded area. Upon a search of law enforcement computerized files, it was determined the vehicle was a vehicle of interest in a missing person case out of Bloomington, Illinois.
The vehicle was one belonging to Mr. Jelani J. Day, age 25 of Bloomington, Illinois. According to Bloomington Police Mr. Day is a graduate student at Illinois State University with family from Danville, Illinois. Jelani has been missing for several days in unexplained suspicious circumstances. Jelani is described as a male black, 25 year of age, 6 feet, two inches tall, 180 pounds with short black hair, brown eyes, and some facial hair.
Based on the findings by PPD officers when recovering the vehicle, a command post was established and an extensive K- 9 search by Illinois State Police, drone aerial searches by Peru Fire and Utica Fire drones as well as a ground search by teams from Peru, Utica, and Oglesby Fire Departments. Peru Police were also assisted by detectives from Bloomington Police and State’s Attorney Todd Martin.
Early this morning the vehicle was removed and transported to a secure facility pending further processing. Bloomington and Peru detectives are asking the assistance from Illinois Valley residents that may have seen the vehicle or Jelani or any else operating the vehicle in the area since sometime this past Monday.
Jelani is depicted in the attached photos and the vehicle is a white 2010 Chrysler 300 4 door. It may have had license plates of CH74067 on the vehicle when travelling in the Illinois Valley. It is also possible there were no plates on the vehicle.
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Looking on Google Maps, it appears to be a mostly residential area, IMO, so maybe one of the neighbors called the authorities after seeing an unfamiliar vehicle without plates sitting in the woods. Alternatively, perhaps someone working at the Y could have reached out to them as well.
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Living near the banks of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and all that has happened in and along them in the past; it's not uncommon for the river levels to rise and fall leaving behind what was once floating down.Thank you for the Google Map. The body was found on the south Bank of the Illinois River. If you enlarge the map, the River appears to be fairly close. But why on the bank?
Thank you for the Google Map. The body was found on the south Bank of the Illinois River. If you enlarge the map, the River appears to be fairly close. But why on the bank?
I still haven't figured out what to make of the report that JJ's phone hasn't pinged out of the dispensary area. If say there was an attempted robbery or carjacking, his phone would still ping, unless it was completely turned off (somehow). No report of anyone having located JJ's iPhone. Slight jump to assume it wasn't found in the car, like in other recent MP cases. Where is the phone? Why did it not ping outside that area?
I hate being the one to say it but many of those who do self harm will completely turn off their phones so NOT to be tracked.It seems like a typical area for a body to wash up. Is the south bank a particularly odd area/impossible?
Earlier I posted that Google Maps shows it's about a mile from [the wooded area where the car was found] to the Illinois River. To consider self harm, I don't think it makes sense for him to park the car so far away and then walk 20 or so minutes to the river. MOO.
I know in real life, things sometimes don't seem to logically follow or make complete sense (unlike a fictional story). That being said, I still haven't figured out what to make of the report that JJ's phone hasn't pinged out of the dispensary area. If say there was an attempted robbery or carjacking, his phone would still ping, unless it was completely turned off (somehow). No report of anyone having located JJ's iPhone. Slight jump to assume it wasn't found in the car, like in other recent MP cases. Where is the phone? Why did it not ping outside that area?
That area is somewhat rural. There may not be enough cell phone towers to accurately triangulate his movements, assuming the cell phone wasn't turned off.
According to the St Louis University Public Law Review, Vol 23/no 2/p 491, "The more urban and populated areas have more cell towers to accommodate the traffic, while rural areas have far fewer towers, covering much more distance—potentially even thirty miles."
The only reason I'm not sure that its him is because his family isn't saying its him. I would think if it was likely that it was him they would say so.
I’m also curious to know if the dispensary purchase was found in the vehicle.