Identified! IL-Granite City, BlkFem, 35-50, UP98148, Found in a wooded area south of 4212 Sams Road, Dec '22 *Patrenia Butler-Turner*

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Date Body Found December 2, 2022​

Location Found Granite City, Illinois​

Estimated Age Range 35-50 years​

Sex Female​

Race/Ethnicity Black/African American​

Estimated Age Group Adult-Pre 60​

Estimated Year of Death 2015-2016​

Height 4'11"-5'6" (59-66 inches), Estimated​

Weight Cannot Estimate​

Location Granite City, Illinois 62040​

County Madison County​

Found On Tribal Land No​

Circumstances of Recovery Incomplete and scattered human remains were located in an area south of address 4212 Sams Road, Granite City, IL 62040. The remains were located after law enforcement received a tip from a witness that an unidentified female was killed in 2016 and hidden beneath a debris pile in the woods. Her jewelry had been stolen and pawned. The witness led police to the remains and law enforcement confirmed an individual related to the witness had pawned jewelry in Missouri in December 2016.​

Condition of Remains Not recognizable- Partial skeletal parts only​

Hair Color Other​

Head Hair Description Long hair recovered near remains with black and bond strands and small braids. Hair is likely a combination of real and artificial​

Eye Color Unknown​

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this Doe has been removed.

 

[iulia]

In the past day the NamUs profile for Patrenia Butler-Turner (MP37071) has also been removed. She was last seen seen in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, IL in January 2013. There is a time gap between her disappearance and the date the UID was killed per the informant, which makes it less likely. The age, height and hair description match and she had a bit of jewelry that could have been stolen and pawned by the alleged killer.

https://www.cookcountysheriff.org/person/patrenia-lee-butler-turner/

Missing Age: 40
Height (feet): 5
Height (inched): 6
Weight (lbs): 120
Race/Ethnicity: Black/African American

Date of Last Contact: 2013-01-17

Circumstances of Disappearance: Trina was last seen getting into a red pick-up truck.

Hair Color: Brown
Hair Description: She had micro braids that were blonde
Eye Color: Brown

Distinctive Physical Features: 3 piercings in ears, Tattoo of the name "Bay" on the left arm

Clothing and Accessories: Gold head band on, DK leather jacket with lamb fur around the collar, Polo boots, gold earrings, cross, several rings on hand

 

[Becky Starkey]

Man charged in Pontoon Beach cold case murder 10 years after woman's disappearance

Metro East authorities say they've found the man responsible for the cold case killing of a woman who disappeared from East St. Louis in 2013.

www.stltoday.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Rest in peace, Trina

 

[pokerowan]

That's terrible. Sounds like someone couldn't handle keeping a secret anymore.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Uncle, Nephew Arrested After Skeletal Remains Of Missouri Woman Who Went Missing In 2013 Found, Authorities Say

 

[imstilla.grandma]

According to court documents, sometime between Jan. 14 and Jan. 17, 2013, Sutton allegedly beat and strangled Butler-Turner. With the help of Beyer, he also is accused of concealing her body in the woods.

According to Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine, Sutton was scheduled to be released on parole on Feb. 14 from the Centralia Correctional Center where he had been serving a sentence for methamphetamine possession. Thursday's indictment listed Sutton’s address as the correctional center; as of Saturday he was in custody at the Madison County Jail.

Sutton could face 20-60 years on the murder charge. Both Sutton and Beyer face up to five years for the concealment charge.

Two indicted in cold-case murder case

Two men were indicted in the murder of a missing East St. Louis woman whose body was...

www.thetelegraph.com

 

[dotr]

Oct 21, 2024
''Madison County prosecutors have submitted a list of nearly 60 possible witnesses in the upcoming trial of a 57-year-old man accused of beating and strangling a woman whose skeletal remains were found in a wooded area last year, nearly a decade after she was reported missing. People who could be called to testify include family members of the defendant, Roger D. Sutton Jr., and the deceased woman, Patrenia “Trina” Butler-Turner, as well as police, FBI agents, forensic scientists, prison officials and men who have been incarcerated with Sutton.''

Read more at: https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article294133314.html#storylink=cpy

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Court documents also give clues to what Sutton’s defense might be. In a handwritten, three-page letter to Judge Tim Berkley in May, he blamed Butler-Turner’s death on a drug overdose. “I didn’t murder anyone,” wrote Sutton, who formerly lived in Alton and Pontoon Beach. “No cause of death, no physical evidence, no DNA, only an accusation from a admitted herion (sic) addict 10 years after.

https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article294133314.html

 

[dotr]

October 25 '24 rbbm

https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/sutton-found-guilty-pontoon-beach-cold-case-murder-19863062.php

Roger Dale Sutton Jr., 57
''EDWARDSVILLE – A former Pontoon Beach man was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday in the cold case killing of a woman missing since 2013.''

“As this case shows, it’s never too late to do the right thing,” Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine said. “It’s never too late to help bring justice and closure to a grieving family. With this verdict, I pray that the family and loved ones of Trina can finally begin to heal.”

 

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Dec 12, 2024
Patrenia Butler-Turner went missing in 2013. Her case went cold until her body was found nearly 10 years later.

 

[Queena]

Rest in peace Trina.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“The nephew testified at trial about how he began feeling guilt after seeing television commercials featuring family gatherings during the holidays,” according to the release. “He said he drove to the Police Department, parked nearby, prayed for 20 minutes, then went inside.”

Afterward, he led police to Butler-Turner’s skeletal remains in a wooded area behind a storage center in Madison County, according to the release.

In October, Sutton was found guilty of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death. He had denied killing Butler-Turner and argued that she died from a drug overdose and that he had hidden her body out of fear.

A jury didn’t buy it. The nephew’s testimony was key.

“I really appreciate him for speaking up, but I also feel on the other hand that I wish I would have seen her, you know, in the casket,” said Carmillya Butler, Butler-Turner’s daughter. “He should have said something a little earlier.”

At sentencing Thursday, Madison County Assistant Prosecutor Lauren Maricle said Butler-Turner was killed over something trivial.

“He killed her for her jewelry, with his bare hands, for the profit from the jewelry and just for the sport of it,” she said.

Sutton quietly apologized for hiding the victim’s body but maintained his innocence of murder. The judge looked at the defendant and told him, “You had 10 years to tell police about the body. You had 10 years to put the family to rest. The victim’s body would still be buried in the woods if your nephew hadn’t come to police.”

Sutton was then remanded to prison after the judge sentenced him to 35 years. He had been charged in February 2023 as he was completing a prison term for an unrelated drug crime

“After witnessing all that, I really feel he should have gotten more time, the death penalty instead of just 35 ’cause I’m still without a mother and I still feel like this wasn’t right,” Butler said.

https://kfor.com/news/nephews-christmas-revelation-leads-to-cold-case-killers-prison-sentence/