LisaCougar
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So her car was found about 212 miles away from Galena and her body found about 20 miles down river from there.
Found Deceased IL - Laura A Kowal, 57, Galena, 7 Aug 2020
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So her car was found about 212 miles away from Galena and her body found about 20 miles down river from there.
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Very sad to read. Prayers for Kelly and her entire family.
Lots of missing info and loose ends surrounding Laura "last seen" and reported missing. Dog at home ! Alone ? Where were keys ? Handbag ? Or Wallet with ID etc ? Cell ? Just red flags to me here.
Why then endangered missing after reported missing ? What happened here ? MOO
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Why then endangered missing after reported missing ? What happened here ? MOO
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Aww, so sad to read this. I was looking at her case yesterday. I came across non-MSM/LE links with information that suggests she donated money to a breast cancer research fund. I also found that she was quite active in a golfing tournament a few years back. It seemed as though she led a somewhat active life at that time. If these are her remains, I hope she didn't suffer and that she's resting peacefully.
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Authorities identify body recovered from the Mississippi River
CONFIRMED DECEASED
Authorities have identified the body recovered Sunday in the Mississippi River in Lewis County, Missouri.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Sheriff Kevin Tuner said he received a phone call on Sunday night from Missouri State Highway Patrol that a woman's body had been recovered from the river near Canton, Missouri.
Turner said the physical description and identifiers are consistent with 57-year-old Laura Kowal of Galena, Illinois, who had been reported missing.
The Jo Daviess County Sheriff said Kowal's white Honda Pilot was located in Warsaw, Illinois, 20 miles north of Canton, Missouri.
An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death, authorities said.
CONFIRMED DECEASED
Authorities have identified the body recovered Sunday in the Mississippi River in Lewis County, Missouri.
Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Sheriff Kevin Tuner said he received a phone call on Sunday night from Missouri State Highway Patrol that a woman's body had been recovered from the river near Canton, Missouri.
Turner said the physical description and identifiers are consistent with 57-year-old Laura Kowal of Galena, Illinois, who had been reported missing.
The Jo Daviess County Sheriff said Kowal's white Honda Pilot was located in Warsaw, Illinois, 20 miles north of Canton, Missouri.
An autopsy is pending to determine the cause of death, authorities said.
LisaCougar
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Hmmm, the Sheriff's office is reaching out to the public seeking information on Laura's disappearance and death after a year.
Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s seeking information on 2020 death of Galena woman (kcrg.com)
Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s seeking information on 2020 death of Galena woman (kcrg.com)
This was surprising because after she was found, there was nothing in the news until now. The general assumption was that it must have been a suicide. I wonder what happened to trigger this plea from LE.
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Daughter of Laura Kowal speaks out one year after her mother found dead in river | MyStateline.com
GALENA, Ill. (WTVO) – The daughter of a Jo Daviess County woman, found dead in the Mississippi River in August of 2020, is speaking out for the first time, and she believes that her mom’s death was not an accident.
GALENA, Ill. (WTVO) – The daughter of a Jo Daviess County woman, found dead in the Mississippi River in August of 2020, is speaking out for the first time, and she believes that her mom’s death was not an accident.
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This case is local to my area but I don't recall hearing about it a year ago. Last night our local TV station gave an update, which was a copy of the article mentioned above.
According to the press release, the federal investigators say that Laura Kowal was the victim of an online dating scam. I find that to be pertinent and disturbing information.
I live only 5 miles from Warsaw Illinois. There is nothing there to see. I believe the population is 1800 and its a long way from Galena.
Her body could have floated down river from Warsaw, Illinois to Canton, Missouri, but it has never been stated that this is what happened.
I would think that by now investigators would have traced where the scam aspect originated. Please, everyone, be extra careful with online dating. It is still unknown if this had anything to do with the death of Laura Kowal.
According to the press release, the federal investigators say that Laura Kowal was the victim of an online dating scam. I find that to be pertinent and disturbing information.
I live only 5 miles from Warsaw Illinois. There is nothing there to see. I believe the population is 1800 and its a long way from Galena.
Her body could have floated down river from Warsaw, Illinois to Canton, Missouri, but it has never been stated that this is what happened.
I would think that by now investigators would have traced where the scam aspect originated. Please, everyone, be extra careful with online dating. It is still unknown if this had anything to do with the death of Laura Kowal.
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Those who knew Laura best, however, believe the actions of her final hours are so incongruous with how she lived that she may have met her end at the hands of someone involved in the fraud.
Her daughter, Kelly Gowe, said she believes scammers, including the person using the pseudonym "Frank Borg," drove her mother to a point of feeling "like she was endangered. That she was going to die."
"It's the scammers," she said. "It's the criminals behind those emails. It's Frank Borg… this character. He killed my mom. And everyone that is involved in this scam in any capacity, that's moving the money, that's placing a phone call, that's hitting 'enter' and 'send' on an email — they're all responsible for my mom's death."
An eerie letter that Laura left behind, buried in a file drawer and found while Laura was missing, leaves more questions than answers.
"You were right in your judgment of me," Laura wrote to her daughter. "I've been living a double life this past year. It has left me broke and broken. Yes, it involves Frank, the man I met through online dating. I tried to stop this, many times, but I knew I would end up dead."
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Her daughter, Kelly Gowe, said she believes scammers, including the person using the pseudonym "Frank Borg," drove her mother to a point of feeling "like she was endangered. That she was going to die."
"It's the scammers," she said. "It's the criminals behind those emails. It's Frank Borg… this character. He killed my mom. And everyone that is involved in this scam in any capacity, that's moving the money, that's placing a phone call, that's hitting 'enter' and 'send' on an email — they're all responsible for my mom's death."
An eerie letter that Laura left behind, buried in a file drawer and found while Laura was missing, leaves more questions than answers.
"You were right in your judgment of me," Laura wrote to her daughter. "I've been living a double life this past year. It has left me broke and broken. Yes, it involves Frank, the man I met through online dating. I tried to stop this, many times, but I knew I would end up dead."
In one woman's mysterious drowning, signs of a national romance scam epidemic
Officials say the story of a woman found dead, her savings drained, after meeting a con artist on an online dating site is part of a national crisis unfolding largely in secret.
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