Found Deceased IL - Vernon Law, adult, Wood River, July 2022

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...last seen, on July 21, 2022, leaving Economy Boat Store at approximately 2:00 p.m. Economy Boat Store is on the banks of the Mississippi River in the Wood River city limits.

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WOOD RIVER - The Wood River Police Department received notification that a male subject, identified as Vernon L. Law is considered a missing person as of July 27, 2022. Law was last seen at 2:40 p.m. on July 21, 2022, by a coworker, departing Economy Boat Store, 200 S. Amoco Road, Wood River. Law worked as a deckhand on the riverboat "Kevin Michael."

Law left property on the boat. His wallet and identification were not left behind. He possibly left with these items in his possession. Vernon is from Chester, Illinois, with associates in Columbia, Illinois, and O’Fallon, Missouri.

Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said Vernon L. Law was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, blue jeans, and work boots. A check of his cellphone has been conducted. The last time his phone was active was on 2:40 p.m. July 21, 2022, in Wood River, Illinois.

Investigators with the Wood River Police Department found a video of Vernon L. Law walking southbound on Illinois Route #3 in Hartford Illinois, towards Interstate 270, on the same date, at approximately 3:00 p.m.

As of August 5th, 2022, the whereabouts of Vernon L. Law are still unknown, and he has not attempted to contact any family members or associates.


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August 17 2022 12:01 PM | updated August 18 2022 8:15 AM

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The Wood River Police Department Police Chief Brad Wells is leading a search today of an area near Illinois Route 3 close to where Vernon L. Law, missing since July 21, 2022, was last seen. Those involved in the search with dogs were seen close to the Colman’s Country Campers area at 2 Fun Lane, Hartford, and that vicinity. [snip] “We are just more or less doing our due diligence to see if he might be in that area, but we have nothing definite that says something happened while he was walking down Route 3. We do have him on camera shortly after his last known activity, so that is why we are searching in that area.”
 
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The press release said law enforcement is aware of a missing person who has been missing since July 2022 from Wood River and is investigating that lead.

The coroner's office is currently investigating to make a positive identification of the skeletal remains.
 
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On Monday, Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn identified the remains of those belonging to Vernon L. Law, 36. The identification was made by matching the skeletal remains to dental records.

 

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