Identified! IL - Lake Michigan near Waukegan, BlkFem, 18-40, pregnant, Aug'21 - Yarianna G. Wheeler *Arrest*

[Bit of hope]

Possibly. When the killer is found we'll get more details. The flowers at the funeral were donated by the funeral home, signed "From the staff at Wallace Broadview ".

I don't use Facebook and without an account I can't see what's on her page. Has anyone seen it?

I've seen her FB page. She last posted on April 9, 2020. Two friends are shown, with one carrying the same surname. Nothing on that page referring to the deceased. Nor the other.

 

[LaborDayRN]

The Coast Guard found her body about three miles southeast of Waukegan Harbor.

It is believed she was in the water for no more than seven to 12 days, and she might have entered the water anywhere from the northern Indiana shoreline to the northern Illinois shoreline of Lake Michigan.

Police Seek Help Identifying Body Of Pregnant Woman Recovered From Lake Michigan

Jane Doe looks IMO a lot like this missing woman, Blotter – Page 2 – News and Alerts from PPD Ijaya Tett, but there is not a lot about her out there. I can't even get access to this site. She is from Pennsylvania, 21 years old....it seems like she already run away in 2005, but was found safe then. I found a FB site that might be her's. The missing woman might have a tattoo on her arm...not mentioned with this UID.

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There sure is a resemblance! ETA: Sorry for the late post. I now see this was posted back in Aug. I'm just catching up. What a sad, sad case.

 

[Loudmouth]

I've seen her FB page. She last posted on April 9, 2020. Two friends are shown, with one carrying the same surname. Nothing on that page referring to the deceased. Nor the other.

Yes, the rumor is that she's adopted with one sister. But she apparently wasn't really into social media like most girls her age. Makes me think she had no friends. Especially since no one bothered to post an RIP message on the page, no obituaries online either.
Which makes me wonder if mental illness may have been a factor. Sometimes that can make it difficult to form relationships. She was, however obviously able to have a relationship with someone.
There are no recent updates on this case.

 

[Katbrew]

Rest well young lady.

 

[Laughing]

Yes, the rumor is that she's adopted with one sister. But she apparently wasn't really into social media like most girls her age. Makes me think she had no friends. Especially since no one bothered to post an RIP message on the page, no obituaries online either.
Which makes me wonder if mental illness may have been a factor. Sometimes that can make it difficult to form relationships. She was, however obviously able to have a relationship with someone.
There are no recent updates on this case.

IIRC recall the evidence of "relationship" is the pregnancy. That can be a result of rape.

RIP, Yarianna, with your beautiful baby always in your loving arms.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

Chicago man charged with murder of missing pregnant woman found dead in Lake Michigan | WGN-TV

At least someone has been charged. May they Rest In Peace.

 

[samsmom]

Man Charged With Murdering Pregnant Woman Found In Lake Michigan

Same story, different source

 

[Loudmouth]

Thank goodness. What I've pieced together about this case paints a sad but familiar picture.

The person that keeps posting information about this case, and then deleting the post knows what they're talking about. Yarianna was adopted and she moved out of the house at 18. She moved in with Robert's family. Some time later she moved into the shelter.

The day this poor child was murdered, she and Robert went to the aquarium and got into an argument. He went home and she took an Uber to the movies. She didn't go to the movie, she hung out in front and called Robert 25 times over the next hour.

He finally agreed to meet up with her and she was dead within the hour. A couple weeks later he used her card to buy $300 worth of Red Bull. He also showed his friend a bad cut on his hand and the friend advised him to go to the doctor.

This young lady was rejected so many times in her short life. Her adopted family didn't so much as call her phone the whole time she was in that lake.

Yarianna was stabbed in the back, chest and neck multiple times. She also had several stabs to one arm and fractured ribs.