Sept 1 '23
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The bodies of two 17-year-old girls were discovered in St. Paul Woods in Morton Grove on Sept. 5, 1979. They were last seen headed to a shopping center at Dempster Street and Waukegan Road. (via Morton Grove Police Departmetn)
''MORTON GROVE, IL — The reward has been increased to $10,000 for information leading to the conviction of the killer in the slaying of two Niles West High School students 44 years ago.
Eyvonne Bender, 17, of Skokie, and Susan Ovington, 17, of Morton Grove, headed out to go shopping at the E.J. Korvette/Par King shopping mall, at the intersection of Dempster Street and Waukegan Road around 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, 1979.
That evening, they were found shot dead in St. Paul Woods, in the Cook County Forest Preserves near the 6600 block of Dempster Street, authorities said. Investigators believe they were killed around 3 p.m. that afternoon.''
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Reward Upped To $10,000 In 1979 Double Homicide Of Niles West Students
Eyvonne Bender and Susan Ovington were found shot dead in the Cook County Forest Preserve 44 years ago.
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The bodies of two 17-year-old girls were discovered in St. Paul Woods in Morton Grove on Sept. 5, 1979. They were last seen headed to a shopping center at Dempster Street and Waukegan Road. (via Morton Grove Police Departmetn)
''MORTON GROVE, IL — The reward has been increased to $10,000 for information leading to the conviction of the killer in the slaying of two Niles West High School students 44 years ago.
Eyvonne Bender, 17, of Skokie, and Susan Ovington, 17, of Morton Grove, headed out to go shopping at the E.J. Korvette/Par King shopping mall, at the intersection of Dempster Street and Waukegan Road around 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 5, 1979.
That evening, they were found shot dead in St. Paul Woods, in the Cook County Forest Preserves near the 6600 block of Dempster Street, authorities said. Investigators believe they were killed around 3 p.m. that afternoon.''