IL IL - Jone Knapton, 46, East Moline, 4 July 2003

[mysteriew]

The husband of Jone Knapton, the East Moline woman who was murdered and dismembered two years ago, is in police custody after being arrested on child charges.

Larry Knapton, 50, is scheduled to appear Monday in Cass County District Court in Atlantic, Iowa, to face extradition to Illinois.

Knapton, a jewelry dealer who local police say has moved several times since his wife's murder, was arrested Wednesday in Anita, Iowa, by Cass County deputies.

He was arrested on six counts of child , based on an arrest warrant that was issued in Lake County, Ill.

He and the late Jone Fanning Knapton were in the process of getting a divorce when she disappeared and parts of her body were found in the Green River near Geneseo, Ill., in July 2003. Her head never was found, but her torso was identified through DNA testing.

Though Larry Knapton never has been named an official suspect in the case, police have acknowledged an ongoing interest in talking to him.

Earlier this month, the couple's daughter, Nicole, extended the order of protection she has against her father in Rock Island County.
http://www.qctimes.net/articles/2005/08/20/news/local/doc4306c04a7a677186408917.txt

 

[Marie]

The Murder Of Jone Knapton

Upon hearing the story, you can't help but feel a sense of loss and disappointment. But for Jone's family and friends these feelings are not occasional-they are every day. Each Memorial Day weekend is a reminder of the birthday Jone will not celebrate. Each Fourth of July weekend is haunted by the memories of her disappearance and murder. She won't be having the family over and cooking for them this Christmas or Easter.

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[OkieGranny]

From 2013:

http://www.qconline.com/news/local/...cle_62eb5997-645c-59cd-8dd1-2efbf80528cb.html

The family raised $40,000 in donations for a reward for information leading to a break in the case, but there have been no arrests, and the family has stopped taking money...

The family is frustrated the investigation has not made more headway, Ms. Mickelson said, adding they would rather see a trial and have the defendant be found innocent than have no trial at all. "We're all willing to take that chance"...

The state police and Henry County State's Attorney's Office do not believe there is enough evidence to take the case forward at the moment, Master Sgt. Endress said.

 

[JerseyGirl]

At the time of her murder Jone was in the midst of a messy divorce with her husband Larry Knapton. Police did name him as a suspect of interest, but there is no concrete evidence linking him to the crime.

‘Missing and Murdered’ Episode 6: Examining Henry County cold cases

 

[PayrollNerd]

Her poor family. It's a wound that never heals. I wish there was some new technology that could prove who did it. I also wish they could find the rest of the skeleton. Where did this guy frequent that he could have buried the rest of the remains? How did he gain access to the water to dispose of her torso? Did he dump her off a bridge, go to the waters edge, etc?
Facebook post dated 7/8/19:
Illinois State Police Investigations


COLD CASE
Murder: Jone Knapton
Race: White
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: May 31, 1957
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130

Case Details: On July 6, 2003, 47 year-old East Moline resident Jone Knapton was reported missing. Four days later, Jone's body was located in the Green River in rural Henry County. An intense, multi-jurisdictional investigation ensued. Agents from the East Moline Police Department, Henry County Sheriff's Department, and Illinois State Police interviewed dozens of people and followed up on hundreds of leads in an attempt to identify the person responsible for Jone's murder.

Contact Information: Anyone having information concerning this case is urged to contact the Illinois State Police, Zone 2 Investigations at (309) 752-4915 or the Quad Cities Crime Stoppers: (309) 762-9500.