IL IL- Sue Ovington, 17, & Eyvonne Bender,17, went shopping @ E.J. Korvette/Par King mall, found fatally shot in St. Paul Woods, 5/9/79, *New Reward*

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Sept 1 '23

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.

patch.com

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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Ovington Bender Murders 1979 sept 7 pg2 - Newspapers.com

Clipping found in The Chicago Tribune published in Chicago, Illinois on 9/7/1979. Ovington Bender Murders 1979 sept 7 pg2

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Hopefully there was DNA that was preserved.
Can these murders be solvable after all this time?

 

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Just a possibility, reminded of this cold case, cross-posting, fwiw.

CANADA - Canada - Donna Stearne & Wendy Tedford, both 17, Toronto, 26 Apr 1973

Revolvers do not automatically eject spent shell casings, but they can be manually ejected from the cylinder - sometimes at the scene. Revolvers usually fire different type cartridges than those used in automatic pistols. Why would anyone voluntarily open the cylinder and leave three empty...

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On Sept. 5, 1979, Susan Ovington, 17, and Eyvonne Bender, 17, both students at Niles West High School, went to go to the E.J. Korvette shopping mall.

Later that evening, they were found shot to death in the St. Paul Woods, a forest preserve near the 6600 block of Dempster in Morton Grove.

Authorities estimated the time of death to be around 3 p.m. Their bodies were discovered by a search party consisting of a boyfriend and other friends.

A former classmate of the girls, who were both described as kind and involved in church, has increased the cash reward from $1,000 to $10,000 through Crime Stoppers.


Susan’s older brother, Dick Ovington, said authorities told him 45 people have been interviewed with another 60 left. He asked if he could see the list, because he might be able to give information, and a meeting was set up for last Wednesday.

When his sister texted the detective a reminder to bring the list, the family told WGN News the list could no longer be shared with them.

“For 44 years we just got the run around,” Ovington said. “It’s really the same, we’re on the fourth set of detectives and every set was like reading off a script.”

MSN

Police told WGN News progress has been made in regards to DNA — they have traveled out of the state and DNA has been collected for analysis.

They said private labs, such as Bode, have been analyzing DNA evidence and grants have been applied for additional testing and analysis.

Peterson hopes the new technology helps police close the case.

“I want this so bad for my parents to have closure — being dad is 91 and mom is 87,” Peterson said. “I want this so bad, it has really destroyed my mom.”

MSN

 

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Susie’s siblings Judy Sanfilippo and Dick Ovington both said they remember that day like it was yesterday - and their baby sister’s death changed their family forever.

“She just was probably the most wonderful, happiest kid you ever want to hang around with,” Sanfilippo said. “She’ll always be 17 years old. She will never, never be older than that. And we miss her still. Still.”

“Somebody like that is taken away from you, in the way she was taken from us - it rips a part of you away,” Ovington added.

Sanfilippo said the Morton Grove Police Department’s response frustrated her family from the very beginning. That frustration only grew as time went on, and as the case passed through generations of investigators.

“When you talk to the police, they say, ‘We'll keep in touch. We'll keep you informed.’ And they don't,” she said.

“It got to the point where they just were talking in circles,” Ovington said. “It's like they all read off the same script. You get the same answers. And they walk away. And that's what it's been like for 44 years.”

“We just started realizing that they're not doing a thing,” he continued. “They’re telling us the same old story.”

44 years after 2 teens killed in Morton Grove, a renewed push to solve the cold case

Exactly 44 years after two teenage girls were found murdered in a forest preserve in Morton Grove – a crime that shocked and terrified the northwest suburbs – the case remains unsolved, and the family of one of the victims says police haven’t done enough to bring the killer to justice. Niles...

www.nbcchicago.com

 

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''Sep 6, 2023
Exactly 44 years after two teenage girls were found murdered in a forest preserve in Morton Grove – a crime that shocked and terrified the northwest suburbs – the case remains unsolved, and the family of one of the victims says police haven’t done enough to bring the killer to justice. Bennett Haeberle shares the story.''

 

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On Sept. 5, 1979, Susan Ovington, 17, and Eyvonne Bender, 17, both students at Niles West High School, went to go to the E.J. Korvette shopping mall.

Later that evening, they were found shot to death in the St. Paul Woods, a forest preserve near the 6600 block of Dempster in Morton Grove.

Authorities estimated the time of death to be around 3 p.m. Their bodies were discovered by a search party consisting of a boyfriend and other friends.

A former classmate of the girls, who were both described as kind and involved in church, has increased the cash reward from $1,000 to $10,000 through Crime Stoppers.

Susan’s older brother, Dick Ovington, said authorities told him 45 people have been interviewed with another 60 left. He asked if he could see the list, because he might be able to give information, and a meeting was set up for last Wednesday.

When his sister texted the detective a reminder to bring the list, the family told WGN News the list could no longer be shared with them.

“For 44 years we just got the run around,” Ovington said. “It’s really the same, we’re on the fourth set of detectives and every set was like reading off a script.”

MSN

Police told WGN News progress has been made in regards to DNA — they have traveled out of the state and DNA has been collected for analysis.

They said private labs, such as Bode, have been analyzing DNA evidence and grants have been applied for additional testing and analysis.

Peterson hopes the new technology helps police close the case.

“I want this so bad for my parents to have closure — being dad is 91 and mom is 87,” Peterson said. “I want this so bad, it has really destroyed my mom.”

MSN

Uxoricide​

 

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Uxoricide​

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Uxoricide - Wikipedia

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''Uxoricide (from Latin uxor meaning "wife" and -cide, from caedere meaning "to cut, to kill") is the killing of one's own wife. It can refer to the act itself or the person who carries it out. It can also be used in the context of the killing of one's own girlfriend. The killing of a husband or boyfriend is called mariticide.''

 

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Feb 2, 2024
More than 44 years after two girls were found dead in a suburban Morton Grove forest preserve, the case remains unsolved. As NBC 5 Investigates’ Bennett Haeberle reports, the victims’ families want to know what is taking so long.

Evidence in unsolved 1979 Morton Grove murders sent for DNA testing

More than 44 years after two 17-year-old girls were found dead in a suburban forest preserve, Morton Grove police have sent evidence out for advanced DNA testing, as the victims’ loved ones continue to press investigators on their efforts and question why it’s taking them so long to solve this...

www.nbcchicago.com

''As Susie and Eyvonne’s families wait, the reward for information leading to an arrest has grown to $20,000.
“People know what happened, not just one person, I think multiple people know,” Sprague said. “We just need people to talk.”

“Everyone is still very, very hopeful that this can get solved,” Sprague said.

Anyone with information on the case can call (847) 663-3815 to speak directly to a detective or submit a tip anonymously via the hotline at (847) 663-3828. Tips can also be shared by emailing [email protected] or [email protected].''

 

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By Sarah VickeryNovember 15, 2024

Psychology professor returns to podcasting to tackle a cold case with personal ties

A new podcast by UWM psychology professor has an unusual twist – she went to high school with the victims of a suburban Chicago double murder, a case that remains unsolved 45 years later.

uwm.edu

"On their first day of their senior year of high school in 1979, Susan Ovington and Eyvonne Bender were shot and killed. Their bodies were found in a forest preserve across from a shopping mall where the two girls had gone to buy some jeans. The police department in Morton Grove, Illinois, never uncovered the identity of the killer. The cold case remains unsolved to this day.

Stacey Nye hopes she might be the one to solve it, and not just because she is a self-professed true crime junkie – Susan and Eyvonne were members of her 1980 high school graduating class in suburban Chicago.

Nye is a clinical professor of psychology at UW-Milwaukee, and she is also the co-host of a new podcast called “Murder in Morton Grove.”